· 5/17/1978
United States v. Gerald George Weir, United States of America v. Daniel Wesley Davis
Citations
- 575 F.2d 668
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11147
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- threats of three assassinations, plus account of attempted murder resulting in bullet wound should be excluded
- verdict should stand if evidence did not influence, or had only slight effect, on the jury
- threats of three. assassinations, plus account of attempted killing resulting in bullet wound, held to be reversible error
- evidence of an attempt by the defendant to kill a suspected informant was considered improper
- prejudice resulting from testimony as to death threats made by defendant substantially outweighed probative value, so conviction reversed
- trial judge personally reviewed government file on informant and personally telephoned informant
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Judges: Lay, Heaney, Henley
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