U.S. v. Burns, CR 18-42-M-DWM-1. (2019)
Court: District Court, D. Montana
Number: infdco20190104a66
Visitors: 2
Filed: Jan. 03, 2019
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 2019
Summary: ORDER DONALD W. MOLLOY , District Judge . Defendant Jeffery Andrew Bums has filed a Motion in Limine (Doc. 40) seeking to exclude (1) hearsay statements of alleged co-conspirators, (2) references to Jeffery Andrew Bums and his co-defendant as "defendant" or "defendants" in the presence of the jury, and (3) references to prior bad acts or propensity evidence. Evidentiary issues are not easily evaluated in the abstract. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Bums's Motion in Limine (Doc. 40) is DEN
Summary: ORDER DONALD W. MOLLOY , District Judge . Defendant Jeffery Andrew Bums has filed a Motion in Limine (Doc. 40) seeking to exclude (1) hearsay statements of alleged co-conspirators, (2) references to Jeffery Andrew Bums and his co-defendant as "defendant" or "defendants" in the presence of the jury, and (3) references to prior bad acts or propensity evidence. Evidentiary issues are not easily evaluated in the abstract. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Bums's Motion in Limine (Doc. 40) is DENI..
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ORDER
DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.
Defendant Jeffery Andrew Bums has filed a Motion in Limine (Doc. 40) seeking to exclude (1) hearsay statements of alleged co-conspirators, (2) references to Jeffery Andrew Bums and his co-defendant as "defendant" or "defendants" in the presence of the jury, and (3) references to prior bad acts or propensity evidence. Evidentiary issues are not easily evaluated in the abstract. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Bums's Motion in Limine (Doc. 40) is DENIED as follows:
(1) With respect to hearsay statements of alleged co-conspirators, the Motion is DENIED subject to renewal at trial with the appropriate objection;
(2) With respect to references to Bums and his co-defendant as "defendant" or "defendants" in the presence of the jury, the Motion is DENIED;
(3) With respect to references to prior bad acts or propensity evidence, the Motion is DENIED subject to renewal at trial with the appropriate objection.
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