Does the failure of a trial court to instruct that the testimony of an accomplice should be viewed with caution require a reversal?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Fishbein, 446 F.2d 1201 (9th Cir. 1971):
It is urged that the failure of the trial court to instruct that the testimony of an accomplice should be viewed with caution requires a reversal although no request for such an instruction was made. No reason appears why we should now depart from the rule that the failure to give such an instruction in the absence of a request is not plain error. United States v. Jones, supra.
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