Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Edmund Edinborough
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 9, 1980No. 79-2084PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Rule 615 of the Federal Rules of Evidence provides for the sequestration of witnesses when requested by one of the parties. In this appeal we are asked to hold that the failure of the district court to sequester a witness is, without more, re versible error. Because we find that the action of the district court resulted in no prejudice to the defendant, we will affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Defendant Edmund Edinborough was charged with raping the 13 year old daughter of his former wife on two occasions. 1 At his bench trial before the district court, the…
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