Defendant is tried in federal court for bank robbery and decides to testify that he was home during the robbery. The...
...iscuss Rule 609's different standards, the treatment of dishonest-act convictions, old convictions, arrests, and limiting instructions. This essay tests impeachment by conviction under Rule 609, including defendant-witne...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 609(a), Fed. R. Evid. 609(b), Fed. R. Evid. 403