U.S. v. FOSTER

No. 92-3109.

986 F.2d 541 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America v. James Anthony FOSTER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Tucker, Asst. Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.

James S. Sweeney, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher and Thomas C. Black, Asst. U.S. Attys.

Before: MIKVA, Chief Judge, SILBERMAN and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue is whether, under Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, a law enforcement officer giving eyewitness testimony against an accused at trial may refuse to answer questions about the location from which the officer made his observations. We are also called upon to decide whether the district court properly sustained, on the basis of lack of relevancy, objections...

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