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United States v. Sanders
Citation:
964 F.2d 295 (1992)Facts
On March 6, 1990, Sanders and Ricky Alston, both inmates at Lorton Reformatory, were indicted for assault with intent to commit murder and possession of a knife or shank. Before trial, Sanders filed a motion to exclude evidence of his prior convictions. The district court declined to preclude the government from cross-examining Sanders about his prior assault and contraband possession convictions. The court ruled that the assault and contraband convictions were admissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence. The jury, however, was unable to reach a verdict on the assault count against Sanders and the district court set a new trial. Before his second trial, Sanders renewed his motion to exclude his previous convictions for assault and possession of contraband. At this point, Sanders’ counsel objected to any further questioning about the nature of the prior convictions and the district court sustained the objection.
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