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Accomplice Testimony – Improper Coaching
cassiejohnson//June 5, 2015
Where a defendant in a robbery case argued that he was entitled to a new trial because officers improperly coached and thus tainted the testimony of his accomplice, it is not improper for officers to confront an alleged accomplice with evidence to persuade the accomplice to cooperate, and the officer’s conduct, even if considered to be coaching, did not result in prejudice, and the evidence was also sufficient to support the conviction. Judgment is affirmed.
14-2887 U.S. v. Clayton, appealed from the Northern District of Iowa, Bennett, J.
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