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U.S. v. Matthews, No. 03-15528 (11th Cir.) (411 F.3d 1210) (June 8, 2005) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)

Here the Court held that the admission of evidence of the defendant’s prior arrest for drug dealing was clearly erroneous, and because the Court could not say that the error did not substantially influence the jury’s decision, the defendant’s drug conviction was reversed. The Court labeled as “preposterous” the Government’s ...

 

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