Is it error for the prosecution to introduce rebuttal statements in rebuttal to a defendant's testimony?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Rivera, 346 F.2d 942 (2nd Cir. 1965):
Defense counsel introduced the subject of defendant's prior statements and defendant testified concerning the general content of those prior statements, implying that they proved his innocence. It was not error for the prosecution to introduce in rebuttal the statements themselves in order that the trier of fact might evaluate the defendant's testimony. See United States v. Graham, 102 F.2d 436 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 307 U.S. 643, 59 S.Ct. 1041, 83 L.Ed. 1524 (1939).
Affirmed.
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