Legal Opinion
Floyd D. Parker v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 17, 1986No. 85-6161PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.
SCALIA, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction of armed bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d) (1982), and of carrying a firearm during commission of a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (Supp. Ill 1985). It presents the issue of the nature of proof necessary to establish that the instrument carried by the defendant was a “firearm” within the meaning of the statute, and the issue of prejudicial effect of the so-called “falsus in uno” jury instruction regarding witness credibility.
I
On June 27, 1985, Sallie Dozier, the assistant…
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