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· 12/7/1988

United States v. Gene McBride

Citations

  • 862 F.2d 1316
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 16556
  • 1988 WL 129270

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the district court should balance the alleged errors against the record as a whole
  • holding that defendant's failure to object at trial generally precluded him from asserting the error in a motion for new trial absent plain error
  • holding that the district court should balance the alleged errors against the record as a whole
  • holding that defendant's failure to object at trial generally precluded him from asserting the error in a motion for new trial absent plain error
  • holding that in reviewing a motion for new trial, “[c]ounsel cannot stand idly by, permit the presentation of erroneous matter at trial, and then complain about the inclusion of that evidence in the trial record, absent plain error.”
  • holding that in reviewing a motion for new trial, “[c]ounsel cannot stand idly by, permit the presentation of erroneous matter at trial, and then complain about the inclusion of that evidence in the trial record, absent plain error.”

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Judges: Gibson, Bright, Henley

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