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Evidence Fall 2022
Resource 3 . 1 .
13 minutes

United States v. Tilghman

Prof. Nina Chernoff

This case illustrates the outer limits of the judge’s power under Rule 614. (Note that the Comprehension Quetsions for this class will ask you:

Based on your reading of the Tilghman case, what is a judge NOT allowed to do?

Based on your reading of the Tilghman case, what IS a judge allowed to do?

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
134 F.3d 414
No. 96-3114
1998-02-03

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