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U.S. v. Millard, No. 96-3749 (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 1200) (March 30, 1998) (Judge John R. Gibson)

Case rejected the Government's claim that the defendant had invited the error of admission of prior conviction evidence by mentioning the prior convictions in counsel's opening statement, since the Government had first raised the issue in its opening.

The Court explained that under the "invited error doctrine", if a proponent ...

 

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