Michigan Court of Appeals· 4/20/2010

People v. Railer

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288 Mich. App. 213
792 N.W.2d 776

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holding that a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm against the defendant’s girlfriend qualified as an offense involving domestic violence under MCL 768.27b
holding that “in cases of domestic violence, MCL 768.27b permits evidence of prior domestic violence in order to show a defendant’s character or propensity to commit the same act”
holding that because MCL 768.27b provides an independent statutory basis for admitting evidence of prior acts of domestic violence, it matters not whether evidence is inadmissible under MRE 404(b)
holding that MRE 403 did not preclude the admission of other acts of domestic violence where the testimony of the former girlfriends was brief and not as graphic or violent as the defendant’s actions in that case
noting that MCL 768.27b supersedes MRE 404(b)(1)’s prohibition on other-acts evidence to show the defendant’s propensity to commit a domestic violence offense
finding that the previous acts of domestic violence were relevant to show the defendant’s propensity to commit the instant act of domestic violence

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Judges: Hoekstra, Murray, Saad

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