United States v. Gilmore

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

This case presents us with a textbook example of how trial counsel may properly use past criminal conduct to impeach a witness’ testimony by contradiction. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm.

I

On June 26, 2006, Appellant Walter Gilmore called Cesar Severino, a suspected drug dealer, and requested that they meet in person. After the meeting, Severino contacted Julio Lebrón and asked him to deliver a kilogram of cocaine from Philadelphia, PA, to Camden, NJ. Lebrón agreed.…