· 7/29/1985
United States v. Joseph Givens, Jr.
Citations
- 767 F.2d 574
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 20946
How courts have described this case
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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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