U.S. v. Romano, No. 00-11505 (11th Cir.) (314 F.3d 1279) (December 20, 2002) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)
Loaded on Dec. 1, 2002
published in Punch and Jurists
December 09, 2002
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Plain Error.
This case is noted for its rare - but refreshing - departure from what is rapidly becoming the standard judicial refrain to almost every claim of error under Fed.R.Crim.P. 52(b) - namely that while there was error, and while it was plain, and while it did affect the defendant’s …
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