United States v. Norbert Nisan Kahan and Bertha Limo Newman

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Norbert Kahan and Bertha Newman were convicted on trial to the jury in the Southern District of New York (Constance Baker Motley, Judge), of conspiracy, bribery and falsifying visa extension applications. Kahan was also convicted of perjury before the grand jury. Both appeal. Kahan challenges his conviction on grounds of (1) improper striking of character evidence, (2) failure by the jury to consider each count separately, and (3) use in the government’s direct case of Kahan’s statements made while requesting appointed counsel as violative of his Fifth Amendment…