GILLELAND

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Bucur, 194 F.2d 297 (7th Cir. 1952)
  …absent a showing of abuse of discretion, we may not disturb the ruling. Though some courts have held that extreme remoteness in point of time renders questioning of this nature improper, Burt v. United States, 5 Cir., 139 F. 2d 73, certiorari denied 321 U.S. 799, 64 S.Ct. 936, 88 L.Ed. 1073, it appears that the rule in this circuit is based on the inquiry: does “the conviction inquired about * * * reasonably tend to prove a lack of character with respect to * * * credibility as a witness.” United States v.…
• United States v. Toner, 173 F.2d 140 (3d Cir. 1949)
  …e, however, the judgment of the District Court will be reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. Gilleland v. United States, 5 Cir., 1943, 139 F. 2d 73, certiorari denied Burt v. United States, 1944, 321 U.S. 799, 64 S.Ct. 936, 88 L.Ed. 1087. Leroy v. Government of Canal Zone, 5 Cir., 1936, 81 F. 2d 914; Paine v. People, 1940, 106 Colo. 258, 103 P. 2d 686. In1 O’Shaughnessy v. United States, 5 Cir., 1927, 17 F. 2d 225, 228, it was expressly held error to c…
• Vasina v. Grumman Corp. & Grumman Aerospace Corp., 644 F.2d 112 (2d Cir. 1981)
  …ny, 48 F.Supp. 797, 800 (E.D.Pa.). (“Ceded property would .. . become a sanctuary for the obsolete restrictions of the common law and a grave yard for the burial of every humane legislation .... ”), aff’d, 139 F. 2d 556 (3d Cir. 1943), cert. denied, 321 U.S. 799, 64 S.Ct. 939, 88 L.Ed.1087 (1944). We do not think that such an intention can be plausibly ascribed to the Congress that enacted § 457. In support of its position, Grumman relies heavily on Quadrini v. Sikorsky Aircraft Division, 425 F.Supp. 81 (D…