Legal Opinion
Joseph H. Green, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 8, 1965No. 18512_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Appellant was convicted of unauthorized use of a vehicle, grand larceny and interstate transportation of a stolen automobile. The Government’s principal witness was an admitted accomplice and his testimony was corroborated by one William Weaver. Because the court invited the jury to consider whether the accomplice’s testimony was “substantially corroborated by independent evidence,” 1 Weaver’s testimony was of great importance.
Appellant argues that the trial court improperly permitted the prosecutor to ask leading questions of Weaver. In several instances, defense counsel…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Turner Lee DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- McQuaid v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Benjamin Franklin Neville v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- William C. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by13 opinions
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