Augustus Geeter v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Augustus Geeter v. United States, 401 F.2d 176 (9th Cir. 1968)

Augustus Geeter v. United States

Concurring Opinion

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge

(concurring) :

I concur.

On this appeal, the government has provided Geeter successively with four attorneys.

I want to compliment the fourth, Roland E. Brandel, for his able and persuasive efforts in behalf of Geeter. He almost convinced me.

His work is an object lesson in what a lawyer can honorably and cogently put together where others of less determination give up. Geeter could have done no better with unlimited funds to hire his own lawyer.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We have carefully considered appellant’s assignments of error and find that they are without merit.

Appellant contends that the prosecutor improperly argued with respect to the absence of an alibi witness, with respect to appellant being in the Tiki barber shop and with respect to appellant’s pretrial silence.

In his opening statement and closing argument, counsel for defendant brought up the absence of the alibi witness and the pretrial silence of defendant, and made no objections at the trial to the matters now complained of.

Reading the entire record, we find the argument of the prosecutor responsive to the issues raised by defendant’s counsel and not prejudicial to appellant.

Judgment of the District Court is affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Augustos GEETER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
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1 case
Status
Published