Legal Opinion
United States v. Curtis Hewitt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1981No. 79-5613PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Curtís Hewitt was convicted by a jury on three counts of unlawful possession or receipt of firearms under 18 U.S.C. § 922(h)(1) and 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). He assigns numerous points of error, but we find it necessary to consider only one. We hold that, in the circumstances of this case, he was erroneously denied the opportunity to present evidence of his general character as a law-abiding citizen.
Hewitt chose not to testify in his own defense at his trial. After introducing the testimony of several eyewitnesses, the defense sought to present three character…
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