Nathan L. Drew v. United States

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• holding that evidence of other crimes is inadmissible to prove a defendant‘s disposition to commit the crime charged but may be admissible for other legitimate non- disposition purposes
• joinder of offenses is prejudicial if it causes a defendant to “become embarrassed or confounded in presenting separate defenses”
• “[T]he particular facts of each case are crucial in determining whether joinder is proper, but questions of prejudice become even more important”
• other crimes evidence is presumed prejudicial unless evidence of two joined offenses is \simple and distinct\
• other crimes evidence is presumed prejudicial unless evidence of two joined offenses is “simple and distinct”
• prosecutor’s failure to conduct trial apparently not purposeful; nevertheless, impact on jury not lessened by lack of improper motive

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