Legal Opinion
Carl A. Carnley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1960No. 17846PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Carnley was convicted and sentenced under a two-count indictment for violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2313 for receiving, concealing, bartering, selling and disposing of two automobiles moving in interstate commerce knowing that they had been stolen. He offered to prove his general reputation for honesty in the community in which he lived, and the court below declined to permit the proof. We think this was error.
The general principles covering the admissibility of such evidence are well stated in 20 Am.Jur., Evidence, § 324, pp. 302-303:
“It is a well-settled general…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Edgington v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Horace Worth Holland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Paul E. Moore and Viola H. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. Samuel C. CashioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Norman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- In re: Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- United States v. Joseph T. JalbertCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Barlow v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982