Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Awon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1998No. 96-1916PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant Fred Awon appeals his conviction for arson, use of a fire to commit a felony, and mail fraud. He asserts that the district court erred in: (1) admitting prior consistent statements of two government witnesses; (2) limiting cross-examination of a' witness; (3) refusing to grant a mistrial after improper cross-examination of defendant; and (4) imposing too high a base offense level at sentencing. Most of this opinion deals with the first issue. We fault the government for pressing admission and the court for admitting the evidence, but conclude that the…
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