In Ohler v. United States, 529 U.S. 753 (2000), the government sought to use a defendant's prior felony conviction as impeachment evidence under Fed. R. Evid. 609(a)(1). Ohler, 529 U.S. at 755. The trial court ruled in limine that the evidence could come in if the defendant took the stand. Id. Defendant elected to take the stand and admitted to the conviction on direct examination. Id. The Supreme Court, in a five-to-four decision, concluded that in so doing, the defendant had waived her objection to the trial court's ruling. Id. at 760.