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Seventh Circuit· 12/15/1997

United States v. James T. Smith

Citations

  • 131 F.3d 685
  • 48 Fed. R. Serv. 498
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 35145

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  • holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting defendant’s prior convictions where defendant’s testimony directly contradicted that of other witnesses, making the credibility issue central
  • holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the titles of the defendant’s prior convictions under Federal Rule of Evidence 609(a)(1
  • holding that district court did not abuse its discre- tion in admitting defendant’s prior convictions where defendant’s testimony directly contradicted that of other witnesses, making the credibility issue central
  • explaining that the prior conviction in Old Chief was not used for impeachment purposes under Rule 609
  • explaining that the prior conviction in Old Chief was not used for impeachment purposes under Rule 609
  • permitting the introduction of evidence of prior similar crimes as impeachment when credibility was a key issue

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Judges: Wood, Manton, Rovner

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