Legal Opinion
Villaroman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 24, 1950No. 10469PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROCTOR, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon. 1 Two questions are involved, which will be dealt with in order.
I
During cross-examination of the complaining witness Cox, appellant, sought to show that Cox had a pending-suit against appellant for $50,000 for injuries from the alleged assault. The court refused to allow any reference to the suit by cross-examination or otherwise, Upon' the theory that it was irrelevant.. This,-we think, was prejudicial and reversible error. Bias of a witness is always relevant. Therefore pendency of a…
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3Cited by103 opinions
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