The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Olano, 934 F.2d 1425 (9th Cir. 1990):
23 Because the violation is inherently prejudicial and because it infringes upon a substantial right of the defendants, it falls within the plain error doctrine. See United States v. Bustillo, 789 F.2d 1364, 1367 (9th Cir.1986) (citations omitted).
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