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Weiler v. United States, 323 U.S. 606 (1945)
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Weiler v. United States, 323 U.S. 606 (1945)
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Weiler v. United States No. 340 Argued January 10, 11, 1945 Decided January 29, 1945 323 U.S. 606
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. The Court adheres to the rule which bars a conviction of perjury on the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness. Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620. P. 609.
2. In a prosecution for perjury, the federal district court erred in refusing the defendant’s requested instruction to the effect that, in order to convict, the falsity of the statement made under oath must be established by the testimony of two independent witnesses or by one witness and corroborating circumstances. P. 610.
3. This Court is unable to say that the error of the district court in refusing the requested instruction was harmless. Goins v. United States, 99 F.2d 147, distinguished. P. 611.
143 F.2d 204 reversed.
Certiorari, post, p. 694, to review the affirmance of a conviction of perjury.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Weiler v. United States, 323 U.S. 606 (1945) in 323 U.S. 606 323 U.S. 607. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8SLM36T114LZPFC.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Weiler v. United States, 323 U.S. 606 (1945), in 323 U.S. 606, page 323 U.S. 607. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8SLM36T114LZPFC.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Weiler v. United States, 323 U.S. 606 (1945). cited in 1945, 323 U.S. 606, pp.323 U.S. 607. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8SLM36T114LZPFC.
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