SWART v. UNITED STATES

No. 21968.

394 F.2d 5 (1968)

Michael Clement SWART, a/k/a Michael Hastings, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

May 13, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford B. Olsen (argued), Portland, Or., for appellant.

Charles H. Turner (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Sidney I. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Jack G. Collins, Asst. U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before JERTBERG, BROWNING and CARTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue on this appeal from a bank robbery conviction is whether the court erred in admitting testimony of police officers as to the license number of the "get-away car," recorded by the officers in their official reports as the observation of persons at the scene who appeared as witnesses but who had no present recollection of the number. The textwriters suggest that when the observer testifies to the accuracy of his report to the recorder and...

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