Excerpt from Government’s Motion in Limine in Rankin

United States v. Rankin is the case referenced in your text as an example of how a court evaluates probative value and the risk of unfair prejudice under Rule 609(b). In order to provide a fuller picture of the opposing arguments in this context (and to provide samples of the kind of writing lawyers – not judges – do), I have included three documents. The first of these is below: An excerpt from the government’s motion in limine, arguing that Rankin’s perjury conviction should be admitted under Rule 609(b).

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