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State v. Scott

Citations

  • 151 Wash. App. 520

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  • holding that gang affiliation evidence should have been excluded where the prosecution did not also present evidence connecting the defendant's gang membership to the crime
  • concluding that trial court improperly admitted ER 404(b) gang affiliation evidence because the State failed to connect the evidence
  • evidence of gang membership is not relevant unless evidence shows a nexus between the crime and gang membership
  • reversing when evidence at trial failed to establish nexus

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Judges: Korsmo, Schultheis, Sweeney

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