Legal Opinion
United States v. John T. Livingston, United States of America v. David Coyle
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 20, 1981No. 13-7060PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, who were tried jointly for armed robbery of a post office, challenge their convictions on several evidentiary and procedural grounds. Because we agree that the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding the use of prior inconsistent statements, we reverse the convictions and remand for a new trial. We do not reach any of the other issues raised by appellants.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 5, 1980 two men robbed the Brookland Station Post Office in Washington, D. C. The pair had…
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