Legal Opinion
George E. Johnson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 15, 1965No. 18915PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 1 The case for the Government consisted of testimony of a police officer, who stated he saw appellant driving the automobile of one Richard Farmer, and the testimony of Farmer, who affirmed his ownership of the automobile and stated he had not given appellant or anyone else permission to use it. This evidence was sufficient to support the verdict, but certain comments made by the prosecut ing attorney in his closing argument require some discussion. 2 3
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Campbell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Thomas F. Johnson, J. Kenneth Edlin, and William L. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Clifton Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Lawrence Daniel Caldwell, A/K/A Thomas E. Morgan, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Eros A. Timm, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. James W. McCord Jr., A/K/A Edward J. Warren A/K/A Edward J. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Sheri Lee McCradyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Robert E. Barnes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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