State v. Colf

How courts have described this case

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• finding the trial court “erred in treating the prior crimes as if their similarity heightened their probative value when it actually increased their prejudicial effect”
• finding the trial court \erred in treating the prior crimes as if their similarity heightened their probative value when it actually increased their prejudicial effect\
• stating “‘[s]ince evidence of any similar offense should be admitted only rarely, a similar conviction already presumptively barred from admission by Rule 609(b
• listing factors and stating that “trial courts should exercise their discretion in light of the facts and circumstances of each particular case”
• noting an appellate court should not undertake the Rule 609(b) balancing test itself, but should remand the question to the trial court
• stating an appellate court shall not reverse a trial court’s ruling on admissibility of evidence or the scope of cross-examination absent a showing of abuse of discretion and prejudice

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