Goins v. United States, 306 U.S. 622 (1939). · Go Syfert
Goins v. United States, 306 U.S. 622 (1939). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
40 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 12 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: State v. Ferguson (wva, 1980-09-23)
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1939 1982 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 3 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "see" State v. Ferguson (2×)
W. Va. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
This is the rule in several jurisdictions: see, Goins v. United States, 99 F.2d 147 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 306 U.S. 622 , 83 L.Ed. 1027 , 59 S.Ct. 783 ; Higgins v. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Co., 159 Cal. 651 , 115 P. 313 (1911); State v. Rusow, 106 S.W.2d 429 (Mo. 1937); Hopkins v. State, 9 Okla.
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Weiler (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1944 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hammer v. United States, 271 U.S. 620 , at page 627, 46 S.Ct. 603 , at page 604, 70 L.Ed. 1180 , where the Supreme Court said-that “The absence of such legislation indicates that it [the rule as to the quantum of proof required in perjury cases] is sound and has been found satisfactory in practice.” And, as lately as 1941 in Warszower v. United States, 312 U.S. 342, 347, 348 , 61 S.Ct. 603, 606 , 85 L.Ed. 876 , the Supreme Court said that “* * * evidence of perjury, given by one witness only, does not as a matter of law establish beyond a reasonable doubt the commission of a crime * …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Henderson (2×)
7th Cir. · 1950 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Goins v. United States, 4 Cir., 99 F.2d 147 , certiorari dismissed, Goins v. United States, 306 U.S. 622 , 59 S.Ct. 783 , 83 L.Ed. 1027 , and Bruno v. United States, 308 U.S. 287 , 60 S.Ct. 198 , 84 L.Ed. 257 .
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Goins
v.
United States
No. 516.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 17, 1939.
306 U.S. 622
Mr. S. H. Sutherland for petitioner., Mr. William W. Barron, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General McMahon, and Messrs. George F. Kneip, Fred E. Strine, and W. Marvin Smith were on the brief, for the United States.
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Per Curiam:

As it appears on hearing argument-that the District Court’s failure to give Instruction B could not have prejudiced the petitioner; the writ of certiorari is dismissed.