Legal Opinion

United States v. J. Marshall Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 5, 1981No. 79-5171PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

J. Marshall Brown was convicted on June 6, 1977, after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, of knowingly causing a fraudulently obtained check to be transported in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. During Brown’s trial the court upheld, over his objection, a claim of marital privilege by James A'. Heinritz, the state’s chief witness, as a result of which the defense was unable to introduce certain testimony of Heinritz’s former wife as to conversations that took place between them during their…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard Junior FrazierCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. Glen Sutherland, Edward Maynard and Grace WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Alexander Bortnovsky, A/K/A "Sasha," and Leonid BrazCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Barry MillsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983

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