UNITED STATES v. WEBSTER

No. 75-1341.

522 F.2d 384 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carl Eugene WEBSTER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1975.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Wilson, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., on briefs for appellant.

W. H. Dillahunty, U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., on brief for appellee.

Before LAY, STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal from appellant's district court conviction for attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d) attacks the general rule which permits the introduction of defendant's prior felony convictions as impeachment evidence if the defendant testifies.

Appellant was indicted for the aforesaid crime on July 24, 1974. Prior to trial appellant filed a Motion in Limine seeking to prohibit the U. S. Attorney from cross-examining him...

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