Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles Alton Sellers, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1977No. 76-2262PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Charles Alton Sellers, Jr., appeals from a judgment convicting him of bank robbery. He complains that the district court improperly excluded testimony proffered by his expert witness while allowing essentially similar testimony by the government’s expert. He also contends that the court erred by denying his motion for a new trial in which he alleged that the judge ought to have disqualified himself from trying the case. We vacate and remand because of the limitation the court placed on the testimony of the defendant’s expert.

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The man who robbed the bank was disguised…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Ronald Raymond Ravich and Edward McConnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  2. United States v. Tommie Louis Brown, United States of America v. Virgil David Swain, United States of America v. Robert Lee NoblesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  3. United States v. Gerald Monroe Green, United States of America v. Dee Leon Loyd, United States of America v. Harold Lewis WallsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Gentry v. MangumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. United States v. Gary L. DetempleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Douglas Fred DorseyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Jack RoseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Carson v. FineWashington Supreme Court · 1994

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