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U.S. v. COLBERT

No. 96-50322.

116 F.3d 395 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James COLBERT, III, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith Rochlin, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, and FERNANDEZ and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

HUG, Chief Judge:

Defendant James Colbert, III appeals his convictions for conspiracy, possession of counterfeit securities, and bank fraud. In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the district court abused its discretion when it limited the cross-examination of a Government witness to preclude questioning regarding his prior misdemeanor conviction for lewd conduct. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion.

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