United States v. Uvino

ORDER ON USE OF FBI REPORTS TO IMPEACH UNAVAILABLE WITNESSES

JACK B. WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge:

In the course of preparation for trial, it became clear that two alleged victims of assault will not be called to testify for either party because they would invoke the Fifth Amendment. The court recognizes its power to call the individuals under Federal Rule of Evidence 614(a), but prefers to avoid the unnecessary spectacle of their invoking the Fifth Amendment in the jury’s presence.

•Both the individual’s voices have been heard by the jury through the govern ment’s evidence, consisting of a…