United States Sixth Circuit

The 3-part test under US v. Gordon, 178 F.2d 896, 900 (1949), is the appropriate standard for deciding whether to grant defendant's motion for a new trial based on the principal government witness's recantation of trial testimony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2001
• Decided 07/20/2001
• Published 07/20/2001

Judges

• Before:  BATCHELDER and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christa D. Brunst (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan C. Rossman (argued and briefed), Schrieber, Rossman & Associates, Cleveland, OH, Terry H. Gilbert (briefed), Friedman & Gilbert, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.