GREER

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (34 total)

• Nelson v. State, 395 So. 2d 176 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980)
  …xamine adverse witnesses on any matter desired. Initially the cross-examination must be shown to be relevant. The determination of relevancy is within the discretion of the trial court. Skinner v. Cardwell, 564 F. 2d 1381 (9th Cir. 1977), cert. den. 435 U.S. 1009, 98 S.Ct. 1883, 56 L.Ed.2d 392 (1978); and see Maycock v. State, 284 So. 2d 411 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1973). Upon review of the question propounded to the witnesses, in the light of the authorities cited, we conclude that the error, if any, in denial of th…
• United States v. DeLUCA, 692 F.2d 1277 (9th Cir. 1982)
  …conclusion. Generally, once cross-examination reveals sufficient information with which to appraise the witness’s possible bias and motives, confrontation demands are satisfied. Skinner v. Cardwell, 564 F. 2d 1381, 1389 (9th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 1009, 98 S.Ct. 1883, 56 L.Ed.2d 392 (1978); accord United States v. Cutler, 676 F. 2d 1245, 1248 (9th Cir.1982); United States v. Hughes, 658 F. 2d 317, 321 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 922, 102 S.Ct. 1280, 71 L.Ed.2d 463 (1982). Defendants ap…
• United States v. Kennedy, 714 F.2d 968 (9th Cir. 1983)
  …ues relevant to the trial, and it is within the broad discretion of the trial court to determine which issues are relevant. Chipman v. Mercer, 628 F. 2d 528, 531 (9th Cir.1980); Skinner v. Cardwell, 564 F. 2d 1381, 1388 (9th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 1009, 98 S.Ct. 1883, 56 L.Ed.2d 392 (1978); see also Perry v. Rushen, 713 F. 2d 1447 (9th Cir. 1983) (no unrestricted right to present evidence to identify another as the culprit). When the trial court excludes evidence tending to impeach a witness, it h…