Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 6/23/2006

State v. Brown

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900 A.2d 1155
2006 R.I. LEXIS 122
2006 WL 1709724

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stating that admission of uncharged instances of assault was permissible to show “an escalating pattern of domestic violence tended to establish defendant’s intent”
affirming the trial justice's admission of \intent-related Rule 404(b) evidence\ because the \defendant opened the door by declaring to the jury in his opening statement that [the victim's] injuries resulted from an accident and that [the] defendant never intended to hurt her\
when requested, “the trial justice should issue specific instructions to the jury explaining ‘the limited purpose [or purposes] for which the jury may consider it’”
when requested, \the trial justice should issue specific instructions to the jury explaining `the limited purpose [or purposes] for which the jury may consider it'\

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Judges: Williams, Goldberg, Flaherty, Suttell, Robinson

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