U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1944

Matthews v. United States

Matthews v. United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided November 9, 1944 · Lee, McCord, Sibley
145 F.2d 823; 1944 U.S. App. LEXIS 2666 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Matthews v. United States

Opinion of the Court

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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