Legal Opinion
Johnny E. Harrison v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 9, 1963No. 17572PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from convictions of housebreaking and petit larceny. D.C. Code §§ 22-1801, 22-2202. The question is whether in the circumstances of this case it was reversible error by reason of the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500, for the District Court to fail to inspect certain notes made by the Assistant United States Attorney during an interview with a government witness.
In cross-examination appellant’s counsel, not his present counsel, showed some interest in seeing the prosecutor’s notes. The prosecutor said, “I made certain notes, Your Honor, but I did not read them back.” This…
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