· 4/21/1976
United States v. Manuel Ricardo Garcia and Niceforo Gutierrez-Saenz
Citations
- 530 F.2d 650
- 2 Fed. R. Serv. 564
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 11697
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- failure to give limiting instruction on proper use of prior inconsistent statement not plain error
- \this Circuit obviously adheres to the rule that in certain circumstances the failure to give a [limiting] instruction amounts to plain error\
- failure to give limiting instruction on proper use of prior inconsistent statement not plain error
- plain error doctrine applies where the evidence is extremely damaging, the need for a limiting instruction obvious, and the failure to give it so prejudicial that it affects the defendant’s substantial rights
- “[pjlain error appears only when the impeaching testimony is extremely damaging, the need for the instruction is obvious, and the failure to give it is so prejudicial as to affect the substantial rights of the accused”
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Judges: Gewin, Coleman, Goldberg
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