What are some cases where a federal district court's evidentiary rulings have been challenged or overturned?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Waters, 627 F.3d 345 (9th Cir. 2010):
We begin by reviewing Waters' challenges to the district court's evidentiary rulings. We review a district court's evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion
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and its interpretation of the Federal Rules of Evidence de novo. United States v. Yida, 498 F.3d 945, 949 (9th Cir.2007). We also review de novo whether a district court's evidentiary rulings violated a defendant's constitutional rights. United States v. Bahamonde, 445 F.3d 1225, 1228 n. 2 (9th Cir.2006).[627 F.3d 352]
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