Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilkerson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 6, 2001No. 00-1538PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
On October 29, 1999, a jury found Charles Wilkerson guilty on one count of crack cocaine distribution. Wilkerson’s subsequent motion for a new trial was granted. In granting the motion, the district court concluded that it erred in excluding evidence of a prior bad act of the prosecution’s informant offered to impeach his credibility. Furthermore, the court concluded that the error was not harmless, primarily because of concerns about the effectiveness of defense counsel during the trial.
After a careful review of the record, we conclude that we must vacate the order…
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