Alcorta v. Texas, No. 139 (U.S. Supreme Court) (355 U.S. 28; 78 S.Ct. 103) (November 12, 2057) (Per Curiam)
In this case the Court was confronted with a prosecutor who on direct examination knowingly allowed a witness to create a false impression of his disputed relationship with the defendant's murdered wife. The witness told the prosecutor before trial that he had had sexual intercourse with the wife on five …
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