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· 6/30/1997

United States v. Carlos Sanchez

Citations

  • 118 F.3d 192
  • 47 Fed. R. Serv. 499
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 16048
  • 1997 WL 356929

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the traditional rule that polygraph evidence is never admissible to impeach the credibility of a witness “is binding upon us in this case” (emphasis added)
  • holding that the traditional rule that polygraph evidence is never admissible to impeach the credibility of a witness \ is binding upon us in this case\ (emphasis added)
  • holding that not-guilty plea puts intent at issue, and evidence of similar prior crimes may be relevant to prove intent in charged crime
  • holding that a not-guilty plea places defendant’s intent at issue, and evidence of similar prior crimes can thus be relevant to prove intent to commit charged crime
  • holding that the traditional rule that polygraph evidence is never admissible to impeach the credibility of a witness \is binding upon us in this case\ (emphasis added)
  • holding that a not-guilty plea places defendant’s intent at issue and that evidence of similar prior crimes can thus be relevant to prove intent to commit charged crime

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Judges: Russell, Luttig, Phillips

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