Taylor v. United States

I join in the majority opinion except with respect to its disposition of appellant Taylor’s argument that the trial court erred in refusing to allow a demonstration of his voice to the jury. Although I agree with the majority that the trial court’s reason for the ruling was erroneous insofar as premised on the assumption that the proffered demonstration was testimonial and excludable unless appellant submitted to cross-examination, I cannot agree that the trial court did not provide a valid alternative basis for its decision which should be affirmed. The record reflects that the grounds for…