United States v. Gary Halbert

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• holding that jury instructions must make it clear that evidence of a witness's own guilty plea may only be used to assess that witness's credibility and may not be considered as evidence of the guilt of the defendant on trial
• stating that a criminal defendant does not have a constitutional right to hybrid counsel and that the district court has discretion to allow or deny hybrid representation
• “A criminal defendant does not have an absolute right to both self-representation and the assis- tance of counsel.”
• “Admissibility of the plea turns on the purpose for which it is offered.”
• “Admissibility of the plea turns on the purpose for which it is offered. When that purpose is to further the jury’s difficult task of evaluating credibility, it is relevant and admissible without reference to the identity of the offering party.”
• contra: making the general distinction

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