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Evidence Fall 2022
Resource 3 . 3 . 7
7 minutes

Excerpt from the Defense's Opposition to the Government Motion in Rankin

Prof. Nina Chernoff

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 opposing arguments in this context (and to provide samples of the kind of writing lawyers – not judges – do), I have included three documents. The second of is these is below: An excerpt from the defense’s motion in limine, arguing that Rankin’s perjury conviction should not be admitted under Rule 609(b).

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