· 3/20/1980
United States v. Joe Walker and Iverson Broadway, A/K/A Skeet
Citations
- 613 F.2d 1349
- 5 Fed. R. Serv. 983
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 19414
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that witness' viola- tion of rule may affect weight of testimony
- “failure of a witness to comply with the sequestration rule does not of itself render his testimony inadmissible”
- “Because the defendants opened the door to this line of questioning, the government’s questions on redirect were permissible.”
- “Cross-examination with respect to part of a transaction enables the opposing party to elicit evidence on re-direct examination of the whole transaction at least to the extent that it relates to the same subject.”
- “Because the prejudicial impact of the evidence elicited by the government was slight, the probative value of the re-direct examination in rebutting a possible defense clearly outweighs any prejudicial impact. Accordingly, the testimony was properly admitted.”
- “Because the prejudicial impact of the evidence elicited by the government was slight, the probative value of the re-direct examination in rebutting a possible defense clearly outweighs any prejudicial impact. Accordingly, the testimony was properly admitted.”
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Judges: III, Godbold, Reavley, Anderson
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