U.S. v. Owens, No. 86-877 (U.S. Supreme Court) (484 U.S. 554; 108 S.Ct. 838) (February 23, 1988) (Justice Scalia)

Loaded on May 17, 2003

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony.

The defendant in this case, who was already incarcerated, was accused of attacking a correctional counselor and brutally beating him with a metal pipe. The correctional counselor suffered a fractured skull which resulted in a loss of memory. However, the correctional counselor was able to identify the defendant but could ...

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