BLOG BULLETS: Effective August 1, the career offender “crime of violence” definition has been amended to eliminate the residual clause, though some specific residual clause offenses are being specifically included in the guideline. The amendment also eliminates burglary of a dwelling from the guideline. California robbery, which is overbroad because it includes takings by threats […]
Read/Write CommentsBLOG BULLETS: Prior inconsistent statements are always admissible to impeach a witness, so long as they’re in fact inconsistent. Prior inconsistent statements are admissible for their truth only if given under oath at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding. A prior statement may be “inconsistent” without being directly contradictory; the somewhat ambiguous test is whether […]
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