United States First Circuit

Conviction for attempted arson is affirmed, where: 1) the district court's decision to admit testimony referring to a prior arson was not an abuse of discretion under Federal Rules of Evidence 403 or 404(b); and 2) the district court did not err in failing to declare a mistrial after the prosecutor began a line of questioning concerning polygraph evidence, as the jury did not hear the answer to the question, thanks to a swift objection, and the curative instruction that the court delivered to the jury was an appropriate remedy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/09/2012
• Published 02/09/2012

Judges

• Howard

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christie M. Charles, Randall E. Kromm