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· 7/29/1985

United States v. Joseph Givens, Jr.

Citations

  • 767 F.2d 574
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 20946

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  • upholding district court's refusal to exclude evidence under Fed.R.Crim.Proc. 16(a)(1)(C) where evidence was offered to rebut alibi defense relied upon by defendant at trial
  • \[W]e refuse to impose subsequently-created requirements for preserving a claim on appeal on a defendant who did all that was necessary to comply with the law applicable at the time of his trial.\
  • “[W]e refuse to impose subsequently-created requirements for preserving a claim on appeal on a defendant who did all that was necessary to comply with the law applicable at the time of his trial.”

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Judges: Wright, Alarcon, Norris

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