The following excerpt is from United States v. Wilkes, 11 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 12937, 2011 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15441, 662 F.3d 524 (9th Cir. 2011):
In some cases, although no single trial error examined in isolation is sufficiently prejudicial to warrant reversal, the cumulative effect of multiple errors may still prejudice a defendant. United States v. Frederick, 78 F.3d 1370, 1381 (9th Cir.1996). [W]here the government's case is weak, a defendant is more likely to be prejudiced by the effect of cumulative errors. Id. Our court is particularly sensitive to allegations of prejudice where, as
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here, the convictions are based on largely uncorroborated testimony of a single accomplice or co-conspirator. United States v. Wallace, 848 F.2d 1464, 1475 (9th Cir.1988).
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