The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Weiner, 578 F.2d 757 (9th Cir. 1978):
The first event has been dealt with in our discussion of alleged prejudicial communications, Part C, supra, where we find no significant basis for overruling the trial court. We further note that no explicit request for a court reporter was made by defendants at the time of the incident. See United States v. Piascik, 559 F.2d 545, 550 (9th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1062, 98 S.Ct. 1235, 55 L.Ed.2d 762 (1978). There was no error in the court's handling of the situation.
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