· 8/3/1981
Upton v. Trinidad Petroleum Corp.
Citations
- 652 F.2d 424
- 70 Oil & Gas Rep. 1
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 10845
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- holding that, under Federal Rule 609(a)(1), judges have no discretion in admitting evidence of felony convictions in civil cases, despite sometimes “bizarre results”
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Judges: Henderson
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