United States v. Jones

Bauer, Circuit Judge.

Demarrel Jones was convicted of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon. Prior to trial, the district court granted a motion in limine to preclude cross-examination of Officer Anthony Milone in regard to his testimony in United States v. Brantley , 282 F.Supp.3d 1069 (E.D. Wis. 2017), where both the magistrate and district court judge did not find his testimony accurate. Jones moved for a new trial on grounds of improper vouching during the prosecutor's rebuttal and a violation of his Sixth Amendment right by precluding the judicial evaluation of Officer Milone's…