United States v. Sylvester J. Lewis

LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

Appealing from his convictions for possession of metrazine and heroin with intent to distribute and for possession of marijuana, 1 Sylvester J. Lewis seeks a new trial on the ground that the government should not have been permitted to impeach him at trial on the basis of a statement he allegedly made to an arresting officer, because defense counsel had been led to believe by the government’s pretrial representations that it knew of no statements made by Lewis upon arrest, or at least no statements which it “intend[ed] to use against him.” We conclude, on all the…