Legal Opinion
Ernest Tatum v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1957No. 13354_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGEE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was convicted of carnal knowledge of a nine-year-old child, following reversal of a prior conviction by this court.1 The points raised on this appeal concern the admissibility of certain medical testimony and the necessity of certain instructions.
The first question is whether the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of an expert witness who admittedly had no independent recollection of the facts to which he testified,2 but who testified after reviewing his testimony recorded at the first trial. Appellant claims the testimony is inadmissible as not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- George Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Dallas O. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. BreakironNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
- Joe Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Stephen A. Sulentich v. The Interlake Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Tibbs v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Comer Blocker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
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