United States v. Charles Maynard, United States of America v. Kermit N. Gilbert

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Charles Maynard and Kermit Gilbert were jointly tried and convicted of the assault and armed robbery of one Paul Gueory. 1 During the course of their trial, evidence was admitted that Maynard’s sole defense witness, Mrs. Constance Kemper, had been charged with obstruction of justice for her alleged efforts to persuade Gueory not to identify her brother, the appellant Gilbert. On the grounds that the admission of this evidence was error and worked substantial prejudice to Maynard's defense, we reverse Maynard’s conviction.

Gilbert contends that handwritten notes taken…