United States v. Carl Eugene Webster

This appeal from appellant’s district court conviction for attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d) attacks the general rule which permits the introduction of defendant’s prior felony convictions as impeachment evidence if the defendant testifies.

Appellant was indicted for the aforesaid crime on July 24, 1974. Prior to trial appellant filed a Motion in Limine seeking to prohibit the U. S. Attorney from cross-examining him in regard to prior convictions should he take the stand at trial. In his motion appellant revealed that he had previously been convicted of burglary and…