Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Douglas Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1984No. 82-5069PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Bernard D. Henderson was convicted by a jury of bank robbery, bank larceny and assault with a deadly weapon while committing the robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a), (b), (d), and (f) and § 2.
On appeal, Henderson contends that the government improperly bolstered the testimony of its main witness, prior to any challenge to the witness’s credibility, by putting before the jury on direct examination the contents of the witness’s plea bargain, which included a promise to give truthful testimony. Henderson also claims that the testimony of another prosecution witness…
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- United States v. WinterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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