United States v. Carriger
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
592 F.2d 312 (1979)

- Written by Darius Dehghan, JD
Facts
Leland Carriger (defendant) was charged with evading income taxes. Leland sought to challenge the calculation by the government (plaintiff) of his net worth. In order to do so, Leland offered two signed promissory notes indicating that his brother, Vernon Carriger, owed Leland $24,000. Additionally, Leland introduced testimony from a witness who was familiar with Vernon’s signature. The witness testified that the signatures on the notes matched Vernon’s signature. The district-court judge excluded the promissory notes, finding that the notes were not authenticated. The notes satisfied the other requirements for admissibility. Subsequently, the jury convicted Leland. Leland appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Lively, J.)
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