Legal Opinion
United States v. Belt
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 16, 1975No. Nos. 72-1887, 72-1738, 73-1165 and 73-1167PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
Opinion filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Circuit Judges ROBB and WILKEY concur in the result.
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
These criminal appeals were made the subject of en banc consideration because they variously involve issues relating to (1) the range of application of 14 D.C. *3Code § 305 and (2) its validity as against constitutional challenge in those cases where it does apply. The statute is addressed to witness impeachment by prior conviction, and it makes such evidence mandatorily admissible in…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. Bobby StatenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Tyrone Smith, United States of America v. Anthony E. GartrellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Tyrone B. Diggs, United States of America v. Garrett J. Keys, United States of America v. Percy Floyd, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. SladeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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