Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Gerald Scarpelli v. Richard George
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1982No. 81-2806PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the issue of whether the state trial court’s failure to permit a defendant to cross-examine a crucial witness concerning his trustworthiness and reliability is, as a matter of law, harmful error. The district court held that it was. We reverse.
Petitioner-appellee Gerald Scarpelli was convicted of auto theft and possession of burglary tools in the Circuit Court of Du-Page County, Illinois. He appealed, claiming, among other errors, that he was denied a fair trial because the- trial judge had unduly restricted his cross-examination of the state’s chief…
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