Opinion ID: 606347
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Whether The Government Used False And/Or Misleading

Text: 26 Evidence To Obtain The Appellants' Convictions
27 A defendant's complaint of prosecutorial misconduct based on the government's alleged use of false or misleading evidence at trial is subject to de novo review. United States v. Rewald, 889 F.2d 836, 860 (9th Cir.1989), amended by order, 902 F.2d 18 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 819, 111 S.Ct. 64, 112 L.Ed.2d 39 (1990).
28 The appellants argue that Margaret Jeter's testimony at trial was false or at least misleading with respect to the size of the scheme, and that the district court's failure to make specific findings regarding the alleged lack of pretrial discovery on this issue requires a remand. Aside from the fact that the record shows that defense counsel cross-examined Jeter on this point and failed to object to the introduction of the evidence at trial, a remand would not be in order since, on the strength of this record, any error was harmless. 6 See United States v. Rewald, 889 F.2d at 860. 29