Excerpt from United States v. Rankin, 2007 WL 1181022 (E.D.Pa. 2007)

United States v. Rankin is the case referenced in your text as an example of how a court evaluates probative value and the risk of unfair prejudice under Rule 609(b). In order to provide a fuller picture of the case, I have included three documents. The third of is these is below: An excerpt from the judge’s decision to admit the conviction.

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