U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1972

United States v. Samuel Joe Jackson

United States v. Samuel Joe Jackson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided September 6, 1972 · Bell, Dyer, Clark
464 F.2d 1396; 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 7648 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. Samuel Joe Jackson

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. See Local Rule 21.L 1 , 2

1

. See NLRB v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir. 1970, 430 F.2d 966.

2

. The sole argument on this appeal urges that we depart from this Circuit’s established rule which vests discretion in the trial court to permit the government to attack the defendant’s credibility as a witness in his own behalf by showing prior felony convictions.

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