United States v. Jackson

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, District Judge.

Defendant, accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint, has made pretrial motions for advance rulings (1) that a recent state felony conviction for assault cannot be used to impeach him in the event that he takes the stand and (2) that evidence that he used a false name on being arrested in Georgia shortly after the robbery is inadmissible because its probative value is outweighed by the risk of unfair prejudice. The motions are granted on conditions designed to prevent the defendant from gaining any unfair advantage from exclusion.

I. PRIOR CONVICTION

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