United States DC Circuit

Under Fed. Rule of Evidence 608(b), admission of law enforcement agent's testimony that informant provided credible information in the past after defendant tried to impeach the informant does not constitute plain error.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/09/2001
• Decided 11/09/2001
• Published 11/09/2001

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, RANDOLPH and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert S. Becker, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elana Tyrangiel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese III and John Crabb Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorneys.