The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Rios, 937 F.2d 614 (9th Cir. 1991):
Rios also argues that the court should have instructed the jury that the tapes, not the transcripts, were the real evidence. His counsel did not request such an instruction. In the absence of a request, the failure to give it is not plain error. United States v. Tornabene, 687 F.2d 312, 317 (9th Cir.1982).
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