Legal Opinion
Gregory A. Davis v. United States of America, Leroy Johnson v. United States of America, Alphonzo M. Brown v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 17, 1969No. 22101_1PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
The principal question raised on this appeal of three defendants jointly tried and convicted under a single-count indictment charging robbery, 1 is the trial court’s ruling limiting defense counsel on the use of the complainant’s record of prior convictions for impeachment purpose. We find no reversible error and affirm.
1. The background facts are developed in the testimony of Samuel Lee Evans, the victim and sole eyewitness. On Saturday, January 14, 1967, after leaving work and having a couple of beers, he walked up Seventh Street, N.W., Washington, D. C., some time…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Charles M. Luck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Gordon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. Timothy Alexander MullingsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Franklyn Weaver v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by41 opinions
- United States v. James A. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Bustillos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- State v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- United States v. Ronald W. ShepherdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Lawrence KearneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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