Legal Opinion
United States v. Masters
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Decided November 15, 1834PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Indictment for assault and battery. offered to prove .that the witness for the^prosecution, was generally reputed to be a common prostitute, in order to discredit her testimony; and cited 2 Hayw. 300 ; Hughes v. Scott, 3 Marshall. 261; Stale v. Murphy, 14 Mass. Rep. 387.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court (Thruston, J., absent,)
said that the rule which this Court has adopted, is that laid down by Starkie, and the question must be confined to the genera] reputation of the witness as to veracity; and whether, from his knowledge of that general reputation, he would believe her upon oath.
2Cited by1 opinion
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