Legal Opinion
United States v. Frederick Leon Dotson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1986No. 85-4951PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Appellant Leon Frederick Dotson appeals his conviction on three counts of receiving firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(h) and 922(a). Finding that the district court erred in allowing government agents to testify as to their opinions of the truth and veracity of Dotson and Dotson’s witnesses without offering an adequate predicate upon which they based their opinions, we reverse.
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Dotson was convicted in 1977 and 1978 of state and federal felonies for the possession of marijuana. In 1982 he was released from federal detention and placed on parole. As a result of his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Will RenfroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Johnny WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Howard Thomas LollarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. Anthony C. Zizzo, James J. Marcello, Richard Gervasio, Anthony N. Chiaramonti, Brett K. O'dell, and Samuel A. CarlisiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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