Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard B. Lankford
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1992No. 90-8583PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This case presents two questions concerning the district court’s exclusion of evidence in a criminal prosecution. Defendant-Appellant Richard B. Lankford was convicted on two counts of extortion and two counts of filing false income tax returns. During defense, counsel’s cross-examination of the government’s chief witness against Lankford, the district court precluded a line of questioning by defense counsel purporting to show motive for false testimony on behalf of the government witness. In addition, the district court excluded expert testimony offered by the defense to…
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