United States v. William R. Smith, Jr.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reversing defendant's convictions because \an impermissible flood of damaging propensity evidence washed away [defendant's] right to a fair trial\
• “[T]he plain language of [rule 608(b)] allows for cross-examination of matters ‘other than conviction of crime.’”
• “[T]he plain language of [rule 608(b)] allows for cross-examination of matters ‘other than conviction of crime.’”
• “[T]he plain language of [rule 608(b)] allows for cross-examination of matters ‘other than conviction of crime.’”
• theft is probative of truthfulness

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).