United States v. Philip Schwab

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• holding that the age of a prior instance of misconduct, eighteen years, was relevant in determining its admissibility
• holding that the age of a prior instance of misconduct, eighteen years, was relevant in determining its admissibility
• concluding that a trial court abused its discretion under rule 403 when it permitted rule 608(b) inquiry into a witness' conduct that produced an acquittal
• explaining that Congress intended the matter of timeliness of prior misconduct to be left to “the discre- tion of the court”
• finding abuse of discretion where trial court admitted evidence of one charge of which defendant had been acquitted and one charge that had been dismissed
• trial judge erroneously permitted inquiry into charges made against witness 23 and 18 years before trial

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