United States v. Edward M. Gilbert

How courts have described this case

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• holding that new evidence impeaching government’s witness was cumulative of other evidence questioning the witness’ character
• holding that a consent decree is admissible under Rule 404(b) to prove knowledge of “reporting requirements involved in the decree,” but it may not be used “to prove liability for the claim”
• determining that prior conviction for mail fraud more than ten years ago was admissible under these standards
• “[A] civil consent decree, as the settlement of a civil suit, is governed by Fed. R. Evid. 408.”
• “This Circuit’s standard for granting Rule 33 motions is clear. Most pertinently, the new evidence must be such that it would probably lead to an acquittal.”
• securities fraud case where the Second Circuit determined that evidence that defendant had signed an S.E.C. civil consent decree was relevant to show defendant knew of reporting requirements

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