Legal Opinion
Matthews v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1944No. 11093PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendant offered himself as a witness in his trial. He could lawfully be impeached as a witness by proof that he had been convicted of other felonies and could be himself interrogated about it. Williams v. United States, 5 Cir., 254 F. 52; Gordon v. United States, 5 Cir., 254 F. 53; Wheeler v. United States, 5 Cir., 293 F. 588; Pittman v. United States, 8 Cir., 42 F.2d 793; Fire Assn, of Philadelphia v. Weathered, 5 Cir., 62 F.2d 78; Scaffidi v. United States, 1 Cir., 37 F.2d 203.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pittman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Fire Ass'n v. WeatheredCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Scaffidi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1930
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
- Wheeler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mack Daniel and Ab Daniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Thayer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Edward James Whalen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- B. H. Newman, John Raiford and Kenneth Tapley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Morton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968