United States First Circuit

Conviction for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon is affirmed where the district court erred upon refusing to allow defendant to introduce extrinsic evidence of a government witness' prior inconsistent statements, but the error was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/29/2008
• Published 03/07/2008

Judges

• GELPÍ, District Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge, and GELPÍ, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher R. Goddu, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Page Kelley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Federal Defender Office were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James F. Lang, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald L. Cabell, Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.