United States v. Jones, No. 12-3859 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court concluded that even if the district court abused its discretion in restricting the cross-examination of a witness, any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because additional evidence would have been cumulative; the district court did not err in refusing to admit any evidence regarding the magistrate judge's finding that the witness lacked credibility where the evidence was hearsay, irrelevant, and cumulative; and the district court did not clearly abuse its discretion in denying a new trial where the record did not clearly demonstrate a compromise verdict. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Any error in limiting defendant's cross-examination of an informant was harmless as additional evidence would have been cumulative; the court did not err in refusing to admit any evidence regarding a magistrate judge's finding on the informant's credibility; record does not support defendant's claim of a compromise verdict. [ August 23, 2013
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