Reagan v. United States
United States Supreme Court
157 U.S. 301 (1895)
Relevant factsFree
Reagan (defendant) was convicted in federal court of cattle smuggling and appealed, arguing his constitutional rights were violated when the trial court instructed the jury that it could consider his personal interest in the trial's outcome in evaluating his credibility as a witness who had testified in his own defense.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant's constitutional rights are violated by a trial court's instruction that the jury may consider the defendant's personal interest in the outcome of the trial when assessing his credibility.