Wright v. United States

This case is reversed on the sole ground that the court erred in admitting Exhibit F, set out in the. opinion. The exhibit relates to a transaction between the complaining witness and one Goggin concerning payment for certain “bead chains” left by Goggin with the defendant, and afterwards lost. In his examination in chief the,'witness'was . not interrogated about the *432transaction, but on his cross-examination counsel questioned him relative to it. No reference, however, was made-to the exhibit. On his redirect the government had him identify the exhibit, and then offered it in evidence. I…