U.S. v. Brown, No. 07-CR-874 (KAM) (E.D.N.Y.) (606 F.Supp.2d 306) (March 9, 2009) (Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto)
Loaded on June 1, 2009
published in Punch and Jurists
June 15, 2009
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In a decision that provides a lot of insights into the purposes of, and the burdens of proof under, Fed.R.Evid. 609(a)( and (b), Judge Kiyo Matusmoto presented a studious analysis of her reasons for refusing to allow the Government to cross-examine one of the defendants in this case about …
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