Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Pisari
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 7, 1981No. 79-1079PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
On June 5, 1980 we issued our opinion in this case, reversing appellant’s conviction and holding that rebuttal testimony of a government witness, Coombs, was improperly admitted, being admissible neither as independent proof of appellant’s identity, Fed.R.Evid. 404(b), nor as impeachment by prior inconsistent statement. On August 4 we granted the government’s petition for rehearing and withdrew our opinion. After receiving and considering new briefs from the parties, we arrive at the same result, a reversal, via a different analysis.
After a trial by jury, appellant was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Larry Allen MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Gilbert Joseph EathertonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Daniel James PowellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by48 opinions
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