Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Fosher
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 1978No. 77-1113PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
On June 1, 1976, the defendant, Michael Fosher, was indicted for armed robbery of a federally insured bank and assault of bank employees with a dangerous weapon. 1 Following a three-day jury trial, defendant was convicted of both defenses. He did not testify in his own defense. On appeal, defendant contends that the district court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence a “mug shot” 2 taken of him in connection with an earlier and unconnected arrest. Because the probative value of the mug shot in identifying the defendant as one of the robbers was…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by96 opinions
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