GREER V. UNITED STATES, 245 U. S. 559 (1918)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Greer v. United States, 245 U.S. 559 (1918)
Greer v. United States
No. 504
Argued January 18, 1918
Decided January 28, 1918
245 U.S. 559
Syllabus
There is no presumption in a criminal case that the accused is of good character.
A presumption upon a matter of fact, when it is not merely a disguise for another principle, means that common experience shows the fact to be so generally true that courts may notice the truth.
The district court in a criminal trial is not bound by the rules of evidence as they stood in 1789. Rosen v. United States, ante, 245 U. S. 467.
240 F.3d 0 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.