Legal Opinion
United States v. James Dewey Sims
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1978No. 78-5082PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This appeal' presents the question of whether the district court abused its discretion by permitting the Government to impeach the appellant by introducing evidence of two prior felony convictions which were more than ten years old, in violation of Rule 609(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
James Dewey Sims appeals from his jury conviction for possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.Appendix § 1202(a)(1). On March 15, 1977, Sims was arrested in Pulaski County, Kentucky, while driving his automobile. During a search of Sims’…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. Otha Lee MahoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Cyrus T. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Jose Demetrio Arteaga-Limones and Mike Lozano CantuCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Franklin David KirkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- United States v. Edward M. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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