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· 4/20/1979

United States v. James B. Anton, A/K/A Steve Savage, Dr. Thomas Donovan and Mike Nameth. Appeal of James B. Anton

Citations

  • 597 F.2d 371
  • 59 A.L.R. Fed. 505
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 15250

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing a conviction where the trial judge commented that he regarded the defendant “as devoid of credibility” and that he did “not believe [the defendant] absolutely and in all respects”
  • reversing a conviction where the trial judge commented that he regarded the defendant “as devoid of credibility” and that he did “not believe [the defendant] absolutely and in all respects”
  • reversible error where judge made “flat statement of disbelief of the testimony of the witness”

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Judges: Garth, Higginbotham, Schwartz

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