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· 10/7/1983

United States v. Henrietta Faye Ell

Citations

  • 718 F.2d 291
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 16206
  • 14 Fed. R. Serv. 327

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that although “prejudice is presumed” “when a court fails to comply with Rule 615,” harmless error analysis is nonetheless appropriate
  • explaining Rule 615 sequestration orders still apply after a witness finishes testifying
  • violation of Rule 615 creates presumption of prejudice against defendant and requires reversal unless it is “manifestly clear” that error was harmless
  • violation of Rule 615 ↩ creates presumption of prejudice against defendant and requires reversal unless it is \manifestly clear\ that error was harmless
  • cases where the court improperly refuses to order the exclusion of witnesses at a defendant’s request are “not controlled by those Ninth Circuit cases that consider the appropriate remedy when a witness violates an exclusionary rule order____”

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Judges: Wright, Pregerson, Ferguson

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