United States v. Terrance L. Payne

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• holding that impeaching testimony was collateral where it was not related to the central issue concerning defendant's guilt or innocence
• holding that defendant waived his Brady argument with respect to agent’s debriefing notes by failing to give the district court the opportunity to review the notes before taking an appeal, despite defendant’s request that the matter be preserved for appeal
• noting that defendant's proffer for the purpose of impeaching a witness was collateral, as it did not directly relate to substantive issues concerning his guilt or innocence, and therefore was inadmissible
• “We have repeatedly held that a party that fails to press an argument before the district court waives the right to pre- sent that argument on appeal.”
• “[O]ne may not impeach by contradiction regarding collateral or irrelevant matters.” (quotation marks omitted)
• “‘We have repeatedly held that a party that fails to press an argument before the district court waives the right to present that argument on appeal.’” (citing United States v. Gonzalez, 933 F.2d 417, 448 (7th Cir. 1991))

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