Haid v. United States

BONE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant below appeals from a conviction in the district court for the crime of impersonating a federal officer. Appellant was operating a private detective agency and the charges grew out of his efforts to enhance his business. No contention is made upon appeal as to the adequacy of proof and the only assignments of error concern the admissibility of certain evidence.

Counsel are in agreement that the first five assignments of error raise only one •question of law: Should the victims of the alleged impersonations have been allowed to testify that they believed the…