Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Bernard Walker
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1974No. 73-2243PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
Appellant was convicted of uttering a forged United States Treasury check in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 495. His conviction was based in large part upon the testimony of Charles Griffin, a twice convicted felon, who had entered a plea of guilty to uttering the same check. Appellant contends that (1) the district court erroneously denied his request for discovery of Griffin’s probation report, which might contain statements by Griffin inconsistent with his trial testimony; (2) the preliminary hearing was a sham due to limitations placed upon defense counsel’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ham v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Aldridge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- John Richard Bayless v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Schwartz v. Defender Ass'n of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by40 opinions
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