Ohio Supreme Court· 3/7/1990

State v. Smith

Citations

49 Ohio St. 3d 137
551 N.E.2d 190
1990 Ohio LEXIS 98

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“Unless there is a reasonable possibility that the improperly admitted evidence contributed to the conviction, reversal is not required”
evidence of other acts is admissible if it tends to prove a specific element of the crime charged
“Unless there is a reasonable possibility that the improperly admitted evidence contributed to the conviction, reversal is not required”
“Unless there is a reasonable possibility that the improperly admitted evidence contributed to the conviction, reversal is not required”
\Evid.R. 404[B] is essentially an extension of Evid.R. 404[A] which is intended to preclude a prejudicial attack on a defendant's character\

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Judges: Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Moyer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright

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