· 8/28/1974
United States v. Aubrey E. Pierson
Citations
- 503 F.2d 173
- 164 U.S. App. D.C. 82
- 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 7074
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that the “so-called opinion rule” was “not strictly followed—due in large part to the difficulty of drawing a fine distinction between fact and opinion”
- \ ‘It is hardly ever reversible error to admit such evidence; its foundation may generally be as conveniently left to cross-examination.' \
- \ 'It is hardly ever reversible error to admit such evidence; its foundation may generally be as conveniently left to crossexamination.' \
- trial judge should have broad discretion and \[o]nly a clear abuse of discretion\ warrants reversal
- emphasizing trial court's broad discretion in this area
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Judges: Wright, MacKinnon, Jameson, Montana
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