The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Strand, 574 F.2d 993 (9th Cir. 1978):
However, appellant was subsequently permitted to testify on direct examination both to having made the statements and to their substance. Thus, even were the court's ruling erroneous, the error was rendered harmless by the later admission of appellant's statements. See Buschow v. Smith, 420 F.2d 962 (4th Cir. 1970). 4
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The judgment of conviction is therefore
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