The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Fonseca-Caro, 967 F.2d 593 (9th Cir. 1992):
We review jury instructions for an abuse of discretion, "considering the instructions as a whole and evaluating the adequacy of the entire charge in the context of the whole trial." United States v. Smith, 891 F.2d 703, 708 (9th Cir.1989), as amended, 906 F.2d 385 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 111 S.Ct. 47 (1990).
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