Although neither the Federal Rules of Evidence nor the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure "explicitly authorize in limine rulings, the practice has developed pursuant to the district court's inherent authority to manage the course of trials." Luce v.
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In the civil context, motions in limine "allow the trial court to rule in advance of trial on the admissibility and relevance of certain forecasted evidence." Harkness v. The government responded three days later. Crawford filed the pre-trial brief on April 22, 2019. The order, however, granted Crawford leave to file a pre-trial brief addressing the merits of the motions. On April 18, 2019, this Court entered an order which, among other things, denied both the Seventh Motion in Limine and the Eleventh Motion in Limine as untimely or, in the alternative, as inadequately briefed. The government responded in opposition to both motions. The same day, Crawford filed his Eleventh Motion in Limine, which sought to exclude "testimony of the search of Defendant's residence." Doc. On April 3, 2019, Crawford filed his Seventh Motion in Limine, which sought to exclude from trial "the introduction of video, evidence, or testimony regarding gun sales outside of the two counts alleged in the First Superseding Indictment as part of the Government's case in chief." Doc. 32 caliber pistol and a "bump stock." Id. Count Two charges a June 14, 2018, sale of seven firearms: a Norinco Model MAK-90 Sporter 7.62×3 mm caliber rifle a Nodak Spud LLC 5.45×39 mm caliber rifle two Glock. 308 caliber rifle and a Nodak Spud LLC 5.45×39 mm caliber rifle. Count One charges a March 20, 2018, sale of four firearms: a Magnum Research Inc., Desert Eagle. I Procedural HistoryĬrawford was charged in a superseding indictment with two counts of knowingly selling a firearm to a confidential informant ("CI") who is a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. While the Court earlier denied on procedural grounds Crawford's motions in limine challenging such evidence, the Court now finds that evidence related to the uncharged sales likely is admissible at trial and that evidence related to the search at Crawford's home is likely relevant but its ultimate admissibility will depend on the facts presented at trial. In the interest of expediting the criminal trial, the Court concludes a pre-trial determination of the admissibility of evidence related to uncharged firearms sales and a search of Crawford's home is warranted.
Joe Crawford is set to be tried on charges of selling firearms to a convicted felon.
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