U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1970

United States v. William Walter Wanger

United States v. William Walter Wanger
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided May 8, 1970 · Duniway, Ely, Byrne
426 F.2d 1360; 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 9349 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. William Walter Wanger

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of conviction is vacated, and the cause is remanded for a new trial. Wade v. United States, 426 F.2d 64 (9th Cir. Mar. 30, 1970).

The appellant did not forfeit his rights under Wade by failing to object to jury instructions which applied the law as it was firmly established prior to Wade, nor should he be penalized for his attorney’s not having requested jury instructions which, at the time of his trial, would have been inconsistent with the law as it then existed. Compare United States v. Scott, 425 F.2d 55 (9th Cir. Mar. 6, 1970).

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