United States DC Circuit

The district court's errors in 1) excluding evidence that defendant had not yet been tried for two offenses that were introduced under Federal Rule of Evidence 404, and 2) instructing the jury that it could use those incidents for corroboration, were harmless.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2002
• Decided 01/24/2003
• Published 01/24/2003

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH and GARLAND, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David B. Smith, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan A. Nellor, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and John Crabb, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorneys.