MATTHEWS
v.
UNITED STATES
MATTHEWS
UNITED STATES
145 F.2d 823
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1944)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 16 cases
Opinion of the Court
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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- Pittman v. United States, 42 F.2d 793 (8th Cir. 1930)
- Scaffidi v. United States, 37 F.2d 203 (1st Cir. 1930)
- Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia v. Weathered, 62 F.2d 78 (5th Cir. 1932)