Commonwealth v. Nocero

How courts have described this case

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• finding “ripping a water 404(b)” evidence should incorporate any principles whatsoever from case law related to Pa.R.E. 404(b). See Commonwealth v. Gill, 206 A.3d 459, 468- 74 (Pa. 2019) (Wecht, J., concurring
• “[W]here there is a time lapse of several years or months between the time that the offenses were committed, then evidence of the other crime has been held to be inadmissible.”
• for purposes of admitting evidence of prior bad acts to establish identity of person involved in disconnecting water line from base of water fountain, act of ripping water fountain from base was not unique type of vandalism such that jury could infer same person did both acts

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