Legal Opinion

Rendleman v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 21, 1927No. 4977PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

On the trial of Rendleman, plaintiff in error, who* was eon * victed of the unlawful possession of morphine, and of having dealt in morphine without having registered or paid a special tax as required by law, the court ruled that Rendleman’s wife was not a competent witness in his behalf. Review of the ruling is sought.

-The case.of Louie Ding v. United States (C. C. A. 1918) 247 F. 12, presented the question of the competency of a witness who did not believe in a Supreme Being who would reward or punish him for his acts in this world. We held that, while under the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. United States v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  3. Benson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  5. Jin Fuey Moy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Coulston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
  2. Dowdy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
  3. Tinsley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
  4. Fay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
  5. Green v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927

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