Legal Opinion
United States v. Harvey Allen Ward
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1973No. 72-3040PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Ward appeals from a judgment of conviction of interstate transportation of forged traveler’s checks in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2314. He argues that he was denied an opportunity to impeach two key Government witnesses, and that the United States Attorney’s final argument to the jury improperly commented on Ward’s failure to take the stand. We affirm.
We can quickly dispose of Ward’s first point. He argues that he was not allowed to question two key witnesses about whether they had recently been convicted of armed robbery. His position is that, even though the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Carlos Garza De Luna v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Lott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- George Leslie Samuels v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Donald Warren DriscollCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- C. M. Mickler and Ethel G. Mickler v. John L. Fahs, Former Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- United States v. Anthony J. Vesich, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. George H. Farnkoff, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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