MELIA

v.

BOWEN, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Castro, 89 F.3d 1443 (11th Cir. 1996)
  …d with others involved in the kickback scheme prior to and during their criminal activities. United States v. Tisdale, 817 F. 2d 1552, 1555 (11th Cir.) (stating that when the evidence supports a prosecutor’s comments, no error occurs), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 868, 108 S.Ct. 194, 98 L.Ed.2d 145 (1987). VII. Exclusion of Witness Testimony Appellants contend that reversible error occurred when the district court precluded them from introducing a witness to expose Gelber’s self-interest, bias, or motive to test…
• United States v. Pritchard, 973 F.2d 905 (11th Cir. 1992)
  …s appeal followed. II. DISCUSSION The standard for review of a district court’s decision to admit evidence of prior convictions pursuant to Rule 609 is abuse of discretion. United States v. Tisdale, 817 F. 2d 1552, 1555 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 868, 108 S.Ct. 194, 98 L.Ed.2d 145 (1987); United States v. Cathey, 591 F. 2d 268, 274 (5th Cir.1979). Rule 609(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence prohibits the admission of evidence of past convictions for impeachment purposes if the convictions are…