U.S. v. Jackson

In prosecution on charge that defendant participated in scheme to defraud mortgage lenders by submitting false information on loan applications about nominal buyers of real estate in effort to induce said lenders to loan money on said properties at inflated prices, Dist. Ct. did not err in refusing to allow defendant to introduce post-event, police report of domestic battery allegation that defendant lodged against leader of instant scheme. While defendant argued that said evidence was relevant to rebut govt. claim that defendant and leader were in business relationship, Dist. Ct. could disallow introduction of instant police report since it was irrelevant to defendant’s mental state at time of charged offense. Moreover, defendant was still able to testify regarding alleged abuse, intimidation and controlling nature of leader.