Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas G. Flowers, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1987No. 86-5567PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Thomas G. Flowers, Jr., appeals from his conviction on two counts of perjury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623(c). Flowers’ conviction was based on conflicting testimony he gave in two separate proceedings that were related to the criminal prosecution of Calvin Breit, a Virginia lawyer. Flowers first testified before the grand jury that indicted Breit. He later testified at a hearing on Breit’s motion for a new trial held after the latter’s conviction.
The theory of the government’s perjury case against Flowers was that he gave irreconcilably contradictory testimony…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Grady Allen v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. David H. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. Michael E. GaudinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Anthony GuarigliaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Carrie M. LittletonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. HasanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. McAfeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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