United States Seventh Circuit

Admission of government's rebuttal evidence challenging defendant's testimony is not an abuse of discretion where it tended to show that defendant lied about procedures and his knowledge about forgeries, and to contradict any innocent explanation of his involvement in fraud scheme.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2000
• Decided 01/22/2001
• Published 01/22/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven M. Biskupic (Argued), Thomas P. Schneider, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Martin E. Kohler, John C. Thomure, Jr. (Argued), Kohler & Hart, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.