Legal Opinion
United States v. Clifton S. Hairston
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1974No. 71-1657PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Hairston was tried jointly in the District Court with Archie J. Lee, and both were found guilty of violations of the federal narcotics laws. 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a) and 21 U.S.C. § 174. Appeals followed, and that of Lee has heretofore been disposed of by affirmance. Hair-ston’s appeal was held in abeyance pending this court’s en banc resolution of United States v. Henson, 159 U.S.App. D.C. 32, 486 F.2d 1292 (1973).
Henson was eventually decided on the ground that 14 D.C.Code § 305 (Supp. VI, 1973), mandating the admissibility of prior convictions for impeachment…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. RumelySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by16 opinions
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