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· 1/24/1986

United States v. Robert M. Weichert, Timberline East, Adirondack Wood Stove Works, Inc.

Citations

  • 783 F.2d 23
  • 19 Fed. R. Serv. 1707
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 21900

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the government was permitted to cross-examine the defendant about his disbarment twelve years before the trial
  • By failing to testify at trial, challenge to the trial court's ruling in limine under Rule 608(b) was not preserved for review.
  • “That the disbarment occurred twelve years before the trial decreased its probative value.”
  • “Inquiry into disbarment to impeach credibility generally has been allowed. . .”
  • determining the ten-year period based on date of trial
  • calculating ten-year period based on date of trial

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Judges: Van Graafeiland, Newman, Miner

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