Cross-Examination Of Character Witnesses

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• United States v. Harvey
  588 F.2d 1201· 8th Cir.· 1978-12-12 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the prosecutor's misuse of information from the defendant's presentence report during cross-examination constituted plain error, requiring a new trial.
• United States v. Rispo
  470 F.2d 1099· 3d Cir.· 1973-01-02 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the jury charge regarding possession of recently stolen property was proper, and that joint representation did not deny effective assistance of counsel.
• McQUAID v. United States
  193 F.2d 696· D.C. Cir.· 1951-11-20 ·cited 10×
  The court held that an omission in jury instructions regarding the value of stolen property was not prejudicial because the sentence imposed was consistent with the lesser offense, rendering the exact value determination by the jury immaterial.
• United States v. Darwin Rusty Siers
  873 F.2d 747· 4th Cir.· 1989-05-05 ·cited 8×
  The court held that while some of the government's cross-examination of character witnesses was improper, it did not affect the substantial rights of the defendant and thus was harmless error; the court also held that the two counts were not multiplicious.
• Butler v. State
  376 So. 2d 937· Fla. 4th DCA· 1979-11-15 ·cited 8×
  David Butler was convicted of marijuana possession with intent to sell. On appeal, the court found reversible error in the admission of a severed codefendant's address book to prove knowledge of the codefendant, as it violated Butler's Sixth Amendment confrontation rights. The co
• United States v. Pingleton
  458 F.2d 722· 7th Cir.· 1972-03-24 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the defendant's claims of entrapment, improper cross-examination, and inflammatory prosecutorial remarks did not warrant reversal of his conviction.
• United States v. Rucker
  435 F.2d 950· 8th Cir.· 1971-01-13 ·cited 6×
  A claim to conscientious objector status raised for the first time at trial or on appeal is not a defense to refusal to submit to induction, and admission of evidence and cross-examination were proper.
• United States v. Williams
  436 F.2d 287· D.C. Cir.· 1970-11-03 ·cited 6×
• United States v. H. Wool & Sons, Inc.
  215 F.2d 95· 2d Cir.· 1954-07-27 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the defendants' conviction for misbranding food was proper, as knowledge of the interstate origin of the food or its underweight status was not required, and any error in cross-examining character witnesses was not prejudicial.
• Valgean D. Britton v. State
  928 So. 2d 386· Fla. 5th DCA· 2006-04-07 ·cited 2×
  A trial court does not abuse its discretion by excluding evidence of a victim's prior acts of violence when the evidence is remote in time, lacks connection to the crime charged, and the defendant provides no evidence that she was aware of or influenced by the specific incident a
• United States v. Smith
  891 F.2d 935· D.C. Cir.· 1989-12-15 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in its jury selection method or in denying the motion for mistrial.
• United States v. Mason
  993 F.2d 406· 4th Cir.· 1993-05-17
  The court held that cross-examining character witnesses with guilt-assuming hypothetical questions was improper and, given the weakness of the evidence, constituted reversible error.
• Greenfield v. State
  336 So. 2d 1205· Fla. 4th DCA· 1976-08-31
  William Greenfield appeals his second-degree arson conviction, challenging the trial court's allowance of cross-examination questions about an arrest occurring after the offense date. The Fourth District affirmed, holding that when a defendant puts his reputation for truth and ve
• United States v. Ariah Curtiss Minnifield
  469 F.2d 682· 9th Cir.· 1972-11-22
  The court held that the district judge properly protected the appellant's rights during cross-examination of a character witness, despite not strictly following recommended procedures.