Tabron v. Grace, No. Civ.A. No. 1:CV-89-0633 (M.D.Pa.) (898 F.Supp. 293) (September 28, 1995) (Judge Sylvia H. Rambo)
The incarcerated defendant brought a civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and he sought an order precluding the defendants from introducing into evidence his criminal convictions. Surprisingly, Judge Rambo granted the motion, relying principally on some 1990 amendments to Rule 609, and holds that evidence of the prior …
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