· 4/4/1988
United States v. Timothy M. Dwyer
Citations
- 843 F.2d 60
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 4145
- 1988 WL 27637
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the court could not properly instruct the jury on the presumption of innocence while also “indicat[ing] doubts about the defendant’s credibility”
- emphasizing that courts “publish” opinions “so that future lawyers” will “know the law”
- “[i]t is hardly consistent for the court to charge the jury as to the presumption of innocence and at the same time indicate doubts about defendant’s credibility”
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Judges: Coffin, Aldrich, Breyer
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