context: Here, the prosecutor used Lester Jones's prior conviction for misdemeanor possession of marijuana for impeachment. Lester Jones's narcotic offense does not fall under Rule 609(a)(2)'s ambit because it did not involve an act of dishonesty or false statement.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: "A person's past drug possession does not necessarily implicate dishonesty...."
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Galati, 230 F.3d 254, 261 n. 5 (7th Cir.2000) (“A person’s past drug possession does not necessarily implicate dishonesty....”); United States v. Thompson, 559 F.2d 552, 554 (9th Cir.1977) (finding that the history of Rule 609(a) indicated that Congress sought to exempt from its purview crimes such as misdemeanor narcotics convictions); see also United States v. McDonald, 905 F.2d 871, 875 (5th Cir. 1990) (holding that drug use is not probative of character for truthfulness).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 905 F.2d 871, 875
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that drug use is not probative of character for truthfulness
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Galati, 230 F.3d 254, 261 n. 5 (7th Cir.2000) (“A person’s past drug possession does not necessarily implicate dishonesty....”); United States v. Thompson, 559 F.2d 552, 554 (9th Cir.1977) (finding that the history of Rule 609(a) indicated that Congress sought to exempt from its purview crimes such as misdemeanor narcotics convictions); see also United States v. McDonald, 905 F.2d 871, 875 (5th Cir. 1990) (holding that drug use is not probative of character for truthfulness).