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Supreme Court· 2/23/2015

Patterson v. Pennsylvania

Citations

  • 135 S. Ct. 1400
  • 191 L. Ed. 2d 373
  • 83 U.S.L.W. 3677
  • 2015 U.S. LEXIS 1333

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  • “The admission of evidence of prior bad acts is solely within the discretion of the trial court, and the court's decision will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.”

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