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U.S. v. SCISNEY

No. 88-6376.

885 F.2d 325 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janet Elaine SCISNEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Whittle, U.S. Atty., Monica Wheatley, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael O. Hayes (argued), Owensboro, Ky., for defendant-appellant.

Before KEITH and GUY, Circuit Judges, and HULL, Chief District Judge.

RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Janet Scisney, was tried and convicted of bank robbery. Scisney testified in her own behalf at trial and denied being the bank robber. Her boyfriend, David Stone, also offered some rather weak alibi testimony. Credibility was thus an issue. The government, after securing a favorable ruling in advance, introduced a prior misdemeanor shoplifting conviction of defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 609(a)(2). The sole...

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