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· 7/1/1976

United States v. John Anthony Sisto

Citations

  • 534 F.2d 616
  • 2 Fed. R. Serv. 589
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 8207

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that proof of prior inconsistent statement may be elicited by extrinsic evidence only if witness on cross examination denies making it
  • allowing impeachment testimony that provides devastating evidence with respect to the one contested element of the crime, as long as the court provides a cautionary instruction

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Judges: Brown, Goldberg, Roney

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