· 5/19/2020
Daniel G. Raposa, Jr. v. Town of York
Citations
- 2020 ME 72
How courts have described this case
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- holding that gang affiliation evidence should have been excluded where the prosecution did not also present evidence connecting the defendant's gang membership to the crime
- concluding that trial court improperly admitted ER 404(b) gang affiliation evidence because the State failed to connect the evidence
- evidence of gang membership is not relevant unless evidence shows a nexus between the crime and gang membership
- reversing when evidence at trial failed to establish nexus
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