In Re Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC v. the State of Texas

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• holding that admission of evidence of gang involvement was relevant to prove 2 motive
• observing that admis- sion of “other acts” evidence will violate due process only when there are no permissible inferences the jury may draw from it
• observing that admis- sion of “other acts” evidence will violate due process only when there are no permissible inferences the jury may draw from it
• explaining that in the “interests of justice, comity, federalism, and judicial efficiency,” the district court can consider a procedural bar when warranted by the circumstances
• giving petitioner an opportunity to overcome the procedural default when no argument as to a procedural bar was raised by the government,
• giving petitioner an opportunity to overcome the procedural default when no argument as to a procedural bar was raised by the government,

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