ROBINSON

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Milan Bagaric, 706 F.2d 42 (2d Cir. 1983)
  …been to exclude the gun as prejudicial, see Fed.R.Evid. 403, we will not overturn the trial judge’s decision to admit it absent a clear abuse of discretion, see United States v. Robinson, 560 F. 2d 507, 512-16 (2d Cir.1977) (en banc), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 905, 98 S.Ct. 1451, 55 L.Ed.2d 496 (1978). In any event, any prejudice to Logarusic was minimal, in light of the virtual arsenal of weapons and ammunition seized from his home during the above described search, the relevancy of which is not challenged…
• United States v. SUN Myung Moon and Takeru Kamiyama, 718 F.2d 1210 (2d Cir. 1983)
  …by the danger of unfair prejudice,” Fed.R.Evid. 403. The trial judge from his superior vantage point is in the best position to weigh these competing interests. See United States v. Robinson, 560 F. 2d 507, 514 (2d Cir.1977) (en banc), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 905, 98 S.Ct. 1451, 55 L.Ed.2d 496 (1978). Absent an abuse of his broad discretion, the decision of the trial judge to admit the challenged evidence of religious practices must stand. To find such abuse, we must conclude that the trial judge acted arbit…
• United States v. Ford, 632 F.2d 1354 (9th Cir. 1980)
  …the best position to assess the impact and effect of evidence based upon what he perceives from the live proceeding of a trial, while we can only review a cold record. See United States v. Robinson, 560 F. 2d 507, 514 (2nd Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 905, 98 S.Ct. 1451, 55 L.Ed.2d 496 (1978) (en banc). Thus, we have stated that “[district judges have great latitude in passing on the admissibility of evidence, and admission will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of discretion.” United State…