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Matthews v. United States

Matthews v. United States, 145 F.2d 823 (5th Cir. 1944)
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Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided
November 9, 1944
Docket
No. 11093
Judges
Lee, McCord, Sibley
Citations
145 F.2d 8231944 U.S. App. LEXIS 2666
Cited by 5

Opinion of the Court

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PER CURIAM.

The defendant offered himself as a witness in his trial. He could lawfully be impeached as a witness by proof that he had been convicted of other felonies and could be himself interrogated about it. Williams v. United States, 5 Cir., 254 F. 52 ; Gordon v. United States, 5 Cir., 254 F. 53 ; Wheeler v. United States, 5 Cir., 293 F. 588 ; Pittman v. United States, 8 Cir., 42 F.2d 793 ; Fire Assn, of Philadelphia v. Weathered, 5 Cir., 62 F.2d 78 ; Scaffidi v. United States, 1 Cir., 37 F.2d 203 .

Judgment affirmed.

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Cited by 5 cases

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1948: 11955: 11959: 11966: 11968: 119482026peak 1948 · 1

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Edward James Whalen v. United States367 F.2d 468 (5th Cir. 1966)
  2. Mack Daniel and Ab Daniel v. United States268 F.2d 849 (5th Cir. 1959)
  3. Thayer v. United States168 F.2d 247 (10th Cir. 1948)
  4. B. H. Newman, John Raiford and Kenneth Tapley v. United States220 F.2d 289 (5th Cir. 1955)
  5. Morton v. State205 So. 2d 662 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

Most recent

  1. Morton v. State205 So. 2d 662 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)
  2. Edward James Whalen v. United States367 F.2d 468 (5th Cir. 1966)
  3. Mack Daniel and Ab Daniel v. United States268 F.2d 849 (5th Cir. 1959)
  4. B. H. Newman, John Raiford and Kenneth Tapley v. United States220 F.2d 289 (5th Cir. 1955)
  5. Thayer v. United States168 F.2d 247 (10th Cir. 1948)

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Authorities cited 6

DepthCaseCited by
Pittman v. United States, 42 F.2d 793 (8th Cir. 1930) 29
Fire Ass'n v. Weathered, 62 F.2d 78 (5th Cir. 1932) 13
Scaffidi v. United States, 37 F.2d 203 (1st Cir. 1930) 12
Gordon v. United States, 254 F. 53 (5th Cir. 1918) 11
Wheeler v. United States, 293 F. 588 (5th Cir. 1923) 6
Williams v. United States, 254 F. 52 (5th Cir. 1918) 2

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