United States v. Morlang
1975 case in the US Court of Appeals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Morlang, 531 F.2d 183 (4th Cir. 1975),[1] was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that held that calling a witness knowing that unfavorable testimony will be given is improper when it allows the proponent to bring in substantive evidence under the guise of witness impeachment.[2]
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United States v. Morlang | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
Full case name | United States of America v. Theodore D. Morlang |
Argued | March 7, 1975 |
Decided | December 30, 1975 |
Citation(s) | 531 F.2d 183; 1 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 171 |
Case history | |
Prior history | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Virginia, at Charleston. |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | John D. Butzner, Jr., H. Emory Widener, Jr., Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. (sitting by designation) |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Widener, joined by Clarke |
Dissent | Butzner |
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