United States Third Circuit

Asking a witness whether another is lying is inappropriate. A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over claims that defendant was denied a fair trial because: 1) he was improperly cross-examined by the government about the credibility of police witnesses; 2) the prosecutor improperly vouched for the credibility of government witnesses during summation; and 3) he was not permitted to question a witness about testimony in an unrelated case that may have shown a particular racial bias on the part of the witness.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2006
• Decided 12/29/2006
• Published 01/02/2007

Judges

• Before FUENTES and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges, and PADOVA, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Little, Esq., (Argued), 515 Valley Street Suite 170 Maplewood, NJ 07040 Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George S. Leone, Esq. Mark E. Coyne, Esq., (Argued), Office of United States Attorney 970 Broad Street Room 700 Newark, NJ 07102 Counsel for Appellee.