Legal Opinion
Meeks v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1950No. 11913_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction on a second trial for the same offense, first degree murder. On the appeal from the first conviction this court reversed. Meeks v. United States, 9 Cir., 163 F.2d 598.
1. Appellant’s first assignment of error is that at the beginning of the examination in chief of Kelso B. Hartness, principal witness for the Government, the prosecutor was permitted to interrogate him with reference to prior criminal convictions. No objection was made to this testimony, but in view of the gravity of the offense, we will consider the alleged error. Giles v.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Giles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- People v. VertreesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- People v. ElcoMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
- State v. SlackSupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
- Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Joseph Costello v. United States of America, Joseph John Cannella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Ronnie Arnold v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Adelino J. Vazquez, Pedro Elespe, Miguel Martins, Maximina Rivera Martins. Adelino Vazquez, in 13,952, Pedro Elespe, in 13,955Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- R.H.W. Leathers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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