George Taylor v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1DissentPrettyman, Circuit Judge
(dissenting) .
I disagree with my brethren in this case.
*405In the first place no objection to the testimony of Dr. Epstein was made at the time by defense counsel, no objection was made to the charge to the jury in which that testimony was discussed, and no point as to this testimony was made in the motion for a new trial. The Rules of Criminal Procedure provide that objections to evidence, and the grounds therefor, shall be made known to the trial judge1 2and that objections to instructions must be noted before the jury leaves the box.2 Substantial justice does not require a departure from the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. FouquetteNevada Supreme Court · 1950
- Commonwealth v. DiStasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Gunther v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Scolavino v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Scolavino v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
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