Legal Opinion

United States v. Serrano-Ramirez

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided August 6, 2018No. 3:17-cr-00164Published

1Opinion of the Court

WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

*920The Court makes the following rulings on two pending motions in this case.

I. Motion to Exclude References to Gang Activity and Affiliation in Government's Case in Chief

Defendant moves to exclude any reference to his alleged gang activities as irrelevant under Federal Rule of Evidence 401. Defendant contends that there is nothing regarding his alleged gang activities that makes any fact more or less probable at trial. (Doc. No. 66 at 1.) Defendant also contends that evidence of his alleged gang activity would be more prejudicial than…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Joseph C. Gallo Frederick Graewe Hartmut Graewe, Kevin Joseph McTaggart Angelo A. LonardoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. GibbsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. FrostCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Randy GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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