Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Givens, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1985No. 84-5190PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Givens, Jr. appeals from his conviction for armed postal robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114, and from his sentence of twenty-five years imprisonment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4205(b)(2).
I
Givens seeks reversal on the following grounds:
One. The district court erred in ruling that Givens’ prior convictions would be admissible for impeachment purposes if he chose to testify.
Two. The district court erred in allowing an eyewitness to make an in-court identification of Givens after the eyewitness had been exposed to a potentially suggestive pretrial identification…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by98 opinions
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