· 8/15/1988
United States v. Keith Newman
Citations
- 849 F.2d 156
- 1988 WL 64975
How courts have described this case
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- holding prior convictions for \theft by deception\ and \theft-forgery\ were properly admitted under Rule 609(a)(2)
- holding prior convictions for “theft by deception” and “theft forgery” were properly admitted under Rule 609(a)(2), with Coursey v. Broadhurst, 888 F.2d 338, 341 (5th Cir. 1989
- government not obligated to furnish defendant with information he already has or can obtain with reasonable diligence
- government not obligated to furnish defendant with information he already has or can obtain with reasonable diligence
- Witness did not adopt a DEA report when he told the DEA agent that he did not disagree with anything in the report.
- admission of non-testifying defendant's prior convictions permitted under Rule 806 and otherwise harmless error because evidence of guilt overwhelming and some convictions already properly admitted
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Judges: Clark, Goldberg, Garwood
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