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94 Fla. 656·
Fla.·
1927-10-19
·cited 194×
Raiford Brannen was convicted of perjury for testimony he gave as a witness in a prosecution against Riley Douglass. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction, holding that a witness may correct false testimony before the case concludes without being subject to perjury pr
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485 F.2d 374·
8th Cir.·
1973-10-03
·cited 74×
The court held that the government failed to prove the materiality of the defendant's statements to the grand jury, and therefore the conviction must be reversed.
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40 Fla. 237·
Fla.·
1898-01-01
·cited 71×
C. G. Gantling was convicted of a crime related to the death of Lilly Gantling. The Florida Supreme Court reversed and granted a new trial, finding multiple errors in jury instructions that improperly qualified the presumption of innocence, the reasonable doubt standard, and the
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869 F.2d 338·
7th Cir.·
1989-02-17
·cited 65×
The court affirmed the conviction and sentence, finding no reversible error in the evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, or sentencing.
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440 F.2d 881·
3d Cir.·
1971-04-06
·cited 56×
The court held that an employee's efforts to enforce a collective bargaining agreement provision constitute 'concerted activity' per se under the National Labor Relations Act.
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171 F.2d 653·
1st Cir.·
1948-12-31
·cited 38×
A summary judgment cannot be based on contradictory affidavits from witnesses who have admitted to stating untrue facts, as the trier of fact may disregard their entire testimony.
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201 So. 2d 917·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1967-08-18
·cited 31×
Plaintiff obtained a summary judgment on liability in a vehicle collision case and won a $97,000 damages verdict after trial. The appellate court reversed and remanded because the trial court gave an erroneous jury instruction on witness credibility that included a corroboration
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169 F.2d 665·
D.C. Cir.·
1948-05-24
·cited 30×
The court held that the appellant's numerous asserted errors, when considered individually or in aggregate, did not constitute prejudicial error denying him a fair trial.
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214 F.2d 254·
D.C. Cir.·
1954-05-13
·cited 22×
The court held that while liability was properly submitted to the jury, a new trial is required for the plaintiff's damages due to discrepancies in evidence and potential juror misconduct, necessitating an inquiry into prejudice.
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116 F.2d 632·
6th Cir.·
1941-01-08
·cited 12×
The court held that there was substantial evidence to support the jury's verdict, and the jury was entitled to weigh the credibility of the plaintiff's testimony despite his admitted perjury.
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781 F.2d 985·
3d Cir.·
1986-01-16
·cited 10×
The court held that the district court's jury charge improperly withheld critical credibility evidence, and the inadvertent admission of a Miranda-violating statement also weighed unfairly against the defendant, compelling reversal.
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480 So. 2d 126·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1985-12-03
·cited 9×
Kline, an unsuccessful personal injury plaintiff, appeals the denial of his motion for relief from judgment based on newly-discovered evidence. The newly-discovered W-2 form proved Kline's testimony about employment was truthful, contradicting the defendant's impeaching evidence
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511 So. 2d 659·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1987-08-05
·cited 4×
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198 So. 2d 321·
Fla.·
1967-04-26
·cited 2×
The Florida Supreme Court reversed a workers' compensation award to an employee who claimed a back injury from moving beer barrels, finding the claimant's testimony fundamentally unreliable due to numerous inconsistencies, admitted falsehoods, and material misrepresentations on h
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Del.·
2011-09-08
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's denial of the appellant's motion for postconviction relief. The court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate that his trial counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness or that any all
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668 F.2d 633·
1st Cir.·
1982-01-18
The court held that petitioners failed to establish jurisdiction because their custody was based on convictions unrelated to the alleged prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury.