UNITED STATES v. WYATT

CA No. 85-1309.

807 F.2d 1480 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Betty WYATT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan A. Ehrlich, Asst. U.S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

John Terbon, Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellant.

Before TANG, FARRIS, and POOLE, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

We have carefully considered Wyatt's assignments of error.

We are concerned about the trial court's instructions on harboring a fugitive. Timely objection would have permitted correction. Because no objection was made, we review for plain error. The jury was instructed:

When a person has sufficient information to lead him to a fact, he is deemed under the law to have knowledge of it. (Emphasis added.)

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