Legal Opinion

United States v. John Dietrich

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 23, 1988No. 87-1288PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

John Dietrich was convicted of conspiring to sell counterfeit notes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and selling counterfeit notes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 473. Dietrich appeals his conviction on three grounds. First, he claims that reversible error occurred when a government witness testified about taking a polygraph examination. Second, Dietrich contends that the district court committed plain error when it admitted a witness’ prior inconsistent statement as substantive evidence. Finally, he asserts that it was plain error for the court to allow the government to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States v. Roy L. Williams, Thomas F. O'malley, Andrew G. Massa, Joseph LombardoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. Thomas E. Silverstein, Adolph Reynosa, Clayton A. Fountain, and Edgar HevleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. James "Jamie" Douglas, Martin L. "Marty" Pruitt, Leon Mason, and James AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Ronald WynnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. United States v. Cisneros-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Daniel L. BalzanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Roberto Gonzalez, Roberto Ramirez, Angel M. Amejeiras, Vicente Chao, Luis Gonzalez, and Rafael IzquierdoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Christian LopezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991

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