WILLIAMS

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Albion Chanson, 453 F.2d 123 (4th Cir. 1971)
  …matter of refreshing a witness’ recollection and the manner used are largely within the discretion of the Trial Judge. Beaty v. United States (4th Cir. 1953) 203 F. 2d 652, 655; Williams v. United States (7th Cir. 1966) 365 F. 2d 21, 22, cert. den. 385 U.S. 981, 87 S.Ct. 530, 17 L.Ed.2d 443. To permit the refreshing of a witness’ recollection by reference to prior statements is within such discretion. Roberson v. United States (5th Cir. 1958) 249 F. 2d 737, 742, 72 A.L.R.2d 434, cert. den. 356 U.S. 919, 78…
• Dickerson v. Latessa, 872 F.2d 1116 (1st Cir. 1989)
  …reads as follows, Ordinarily, such inattention of counsel would preclude review of the issue on our part. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 379 Mass. [177, 396 N.E. 2d 974] (1979). Commonwealth v. Cook, 351 Mass. 231, 237 [, 218 N.E. 2d 393], cert. denied, 385 U.S. 981 [, 87 S.Ct. 529, 17 L.Ed.2d 443] (1966). “Nevertheless, we are mindful that ‘in appropriate instances this court has and will exercise the power to set aside a verdict or finding in order to prevent a miscarriage of justice when a decisive matter ha…