Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Matthews v. United States

Matthews v. United States, 145 F.2d 823 (5th Cir. 1944)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1944-11-09
Topic
general

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.

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Matthews v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
5 opinions
MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES,145 F.2d 823(5th Cir. 1944)
MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES.
No. 11093.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
November 9, 1944.
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama; Charles B. Kennamer, Judge.

Lunnie Matthews was convicted of concealing and transporting non-tax-paid whisky, and he appeals.

Affirmed.
O.S. Lewis, of Dothan, Ala., for appellant.

Hartwell Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., of Montgomery, Ala., for appellee.
Before SIBLEY, McCORD, and LEE, Circuit Judges.
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.Page 824