Legal Opinion
United States v. Clinton Webster
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 1984No. 82-2195PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Webster, was convicted of aiding and abetting the robbery of a federally insured bank and receiving stolen bank funds, was sentenced to nine years in prison, and appeals. Only one issue need be discussed. The government called the bank robber, King (who had pleaded guilty and been given a long prison term), as a witness against Webster. King gave testimony that if believed would have exculpated the defendant, whereupon the government introduced prior inconsistent statements that King had given the FBI inculpating Webster. Although the court instructed the…
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