· 2/9/2024
El Pueblo De Puerto Rico v. Rodriguez Alsina, Santos
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- holding that alleged error was not plain because applicable law was unsettled
- “Where counsel fails adequately to present and preserve an objection on the record, we review the admission of evidence solely for plain error.”
- plain error standard used \where counsel fails to ade- quately present and preserve an objection on the record\
- “While Rule 404(b) forecloses admission of similar acts evidence simply to prove a defendant’s bad character, it permits such evidence where necessary to provide the context or res gestae of the charged offenses.”
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