United States Seventh Circuit

Because defendant's own testimony introduced his 1983 murder conviction, he cannot appeal the application of Federal Rule of Evidence 403 to admit evidence of that conviction for the purpose of impeaching his testimony. Because he lied about the central issue at his trial, the enchancement under U.S.S.G. section 3C1.1 is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/18/2003
• Decided 03/01/2004
• Published 03/01/2004

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James Barz (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jamil Jaffer (argued), law student, Tracey Louise Meares, University of Chicago Center for Studies in Criminal Justice, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.