Legal Opinion

United States v. George H. Vest

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 21, 1988No. 86-2054PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

George Vest appeals from conviction on two counts of making false declarations to a grand jury. 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (1982). Vest contends that the district court committed four reversible errors: 1) it refused to conduct an individual voir dire of prospective jurors; 2) it admitted into evidence “bad acts” evidence in alleged violation of Fed.R.Evid. 404(b); 3) it admitted into evidence prior consistent statements in alleged violation of the Fed.R.Evid. 801(d)(1)(B) exception to the hearsay rule; and 4) it denied Vest’s motion for acquittal on one of the two…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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  4. United States v. MechanikSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. H. E. Collins and Joetta Collins, Surviving Parents and Personal Representatives of Karen Collins, Deceased v. Wayne CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by61 opinions

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  5. United States v. Eusebio Escobar-De JesusCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999

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