James H. Ellis, Jr. v. United States of America, Alfred M. Watkins v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1969-04-30

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J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge, (dissenting): I join in Parts A and B of Judge Leventhal’s opinion, but because I cannot agree with Part C I must dissent from the judgment of affirmance. Judge Leventhal would have us depart from the established principle that “a person who has waived his privilege of silence in one trial or proceeding is not es…

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