Opinion ID: 732905
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Wanda Young's Pending State Prostitution Charge

Text: 8 The district court focused on the third prong of the test and found that the undisclosed information regarding Wanda Young's state prostitution charge was merely impeaching. The court acknowledged that Young was an important witness, but emphasized that the evidence only is relevant with regard to Young's credibility (and marginally so, at that, considering the other impeaching evidence available to Donovan and presented to the jury regarding Young, including her cocaine addiction, her penchant for dishonesty, and the compensation she received from law enforcement). (R. 117, at 10.) 9 We agree with the district court's analysis. At trial, Young admitted on direct examination to a variety of illegal activities, such as using cocaine regularly over a seven-year period and selling cocaine. Young also testified on cross-examination to stealing to support her drug habit, dealing drugs for drugs, spending four months in prison for selling drugs, engaging in prostitution, being paid by law enforcement authorities, and lying to law enforcement authorities. Where, as here, the newly discovered evidence is merely impeaching or cumulative, a new trial is not warranted. Young, 20 F.3d at 763.