United States v. Damon Sykes

74 F.3d 1247 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon SYKES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10564. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 8, 1996. Decided Jan. 22, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and REED, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** BACKGROUND 3 Damon Sykes appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a) and (d). Sykes argues that the district court erred by allowing the prosecution to impeach him with evidence of his earlier felony burglary conviction. Specifically, the district court's in limine ruling allowed the prosecution to ask on cross examination: "Mr. Sykes, didn't you have a felony conviction in 1985 for burglary?" Sykes answered "yes" to the prosecution's question. Sykes further argues that the district court erred by failing to give, sua sponte, a limiting instruction…