United States v. Gale

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

Johnny St. Valentine Brown for years testified as an expert witness for the government in narcotics cases. But it later developed that Brown was something of a con man himself, so much so that he was charged with and pleaded guilty to having committed perjury about his educational background. Among the trials at which he testified, was that of Robert Gale, who was convicted of possession of marijuana and possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Thus we again consider the…