Leroy Shorter, Also Known as Roy Lee Shorter v. United States

I am in agreement with the majority’s disposition of appellant’s contention relative to the admissibility of the evidence of flight.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s treatment of the second and third questions.

As stated by Judge Carter for the majority, these questions are:

II. Should a district judge exercise an inherent discretion to exclude proof of prior felony convictions offered for impeachment purposes by balancing the factors concerning them?

III. Does the rationale of Burgett v. Texas, 389 U.S. 109, 88 S.Ct. 258, 19 L.Ed.2d 319 (1967) bar the use of felony convictions offered…