ALTOBELLO V. BORDEN CONFECTIONARY PRODUCTS, INC.
872 F.2d 215 (7th Cir. 1989)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an age discrimination suit.
FACTS: Altobello (P) sued D for age discrimination. During trial there was merely a back
and forth exchange based D claiming that P was a malingerer and P claiming that that
characterization was merely a pretext of getting rid of him because of his age. During trial
D offered evidence of P's prior conviction of tampering with electric meters of Commonwealth
Edison (ten years before the trial). This was a misdemeanor conviction and was admissible
under Rule 609(a)(2). P argued for exclusion because the prejudicial effects substantially
outweighed its probative value (but Rule 403 was subsequently determined not to apply to
Rule 609(a)(2). P lost the verdict and appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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