U.S. v. TILGHMAN

No. 96-3114.

134 F.3d 414 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Warren P. TILGHMAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, Washington, DC.

Barbara J. Valliere, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Mary Lou Leary, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Washington, DC.

Before: GINSBURG, HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Convicted of lying in order to obtain disability benefits, appellant argues that the trial judge's repeated questioning of him prejudiced the jury and denied him a fair trial. Because the judge's questions could have telegraphed to the jury that he disbelieved appellant, and because appellant's defense in this case rested so heavily on his own personal credibility, we cannot find that...

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