MATTHEWS
v.
UNITED STATES

5th Cir. | 1944-11-09
No. 11093
Before SIBLEY, McCORD, and LEE, Circuit Judges.
145 F.2d 823 Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1944) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

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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