Legal Opinion
Luther L. Austin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 7, 1969No. 21698_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The sole question presented on this appeal, from a conviction of robbery, 1 is whether the trial judge erred in barring 2 certain testimony by appellant which was proffered as part of an ongoing effort to impeach a police officer who was a principal witness for the Government. The basis of the attempted impeachment was appellant’s claim that prior to the offense on trial a fellow officer had accepted a bribe, and that appellant had implicated the officer-witness in the affair. With this involvement of perhaps the most despicable charge that can be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ewing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Ewing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Harry A. Pursche v. Atlas Scraper and Engineering Co., a Corporation, Atlas Scraper and Engineering Co., a Corporation v. Harry A. PurscheCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Villaroman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Walter Wynn, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Anthony F. WrightCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Shelly Grant Gambler, AKA Grant GamblerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Miles v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- United States v. John Moore, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Margaret MacKin A/K/A Margaret Nelson, United States of America v. Erana Mae Gibson, A/K/A Erana Horton A/K/A Lorana HortonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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