United States v. Grayson

I agree that we must reverse for the reasons stated by my colleagues. I would, however, also hold that, even in the absence of the errors which they hold reversible, we should reverse because of (1) the needless use of the alias,1 and (2) the three instances of testimony, by victims, the admission of which my colleagues describe as improper2 but which they regard as harmless. Whether any one of those errors standing alone would be enough to require reversal need not be considered. But combined, I think they deprived defendant of a fair trial; they come within the recent *871rulings of the Supreme…