The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Berry, 627 F.2d 193 (9th Cir. 1980):
Berry charges non-constitutional error, so we will affirm if the error is more probably harmless than not. United States v. Valle-Valdez, 554 F.2d 911, 915 (9th Cir. 1977). In evaluating this impact, we must keep the Hibler "doctrine" in mind.
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