Does an error in instructions constitute a deprivation of due process?
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The following excerpt is from Schiers v. People of State of California, 333 F.2d 173 (9th Cir. 1964):
To the extent that this objection may be said to disclose a contention that constitutional rights were violated, we
[333 F.2d 177]
rule that the error in instructions, standing alone, does not constitute a deprivation of due process. See Kenion v. Gill, (D.C.Cir.1946) 81 U.S.App.D.C. 96, 155 F.2d 176, 178.[333 F.2d 177]
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