Legal Opinion
Shuman v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1968No. 4486PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of false pretenses, D.C.Code 1967, § 22-1301. In this appeal he claims the court erred in restricting pertinent cross-examination of the principal Government witness and in permitting reference by the witness to a certain photograph.
Simply put, the Government’s case was that appellant gave a check drawn on a nonexistent bank in payment for an antique Chinese armchair. His defense was that it was agreed the check was to be held until he could return to pay cash for it.
During cross-examination the witness mentioned that a detective had…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robert E. Barnes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Thomas Howard, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Lindsey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- William J. Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Saunders v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by5 opinions
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Crawley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993