--- title: "Ohler v. United States" citation: "Ohler v. United States, 529 U.S. 753 (2000)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-OHLER-529-US-753" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-529/pdf/USREPORTS-529-753.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-OHLER-529-US-753/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Ohler v. United States ## Holding used A defendant who introduces a prior conviction on direct examination cannot claim on appeal that its admission was error. ## Material limitation The rule concerns a party's own introduction of the evidence after the in-limine ruling; different objections and offers require separate preservation analysis. ## Official source and pinpoints 529 U.S. 753, 755–60 (2000): ## Used in - [Suppression, Severance, and Pretrial Evidentiary Motions](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/suppression-severance-and-pretrial-motions.md)