Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/7/2004

State v. Sullivan

Citations

679 N.W.2d 19
2004 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 110
2004 WL 736840

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requiring that evidence be relevant “to a legitimate issue in the case other than a general propensity to commit wrongful acts”
concluding evidence that defendant had committed same crime in the past was so inherently prejudicial that reversal was required
concluding evidence that defendant had committed same crime in the past was so inherently prejudicial that reversal was required
noting that error may not be predicated on a ruling admitting or excluding evidence unless a substantial right of the party is affected
discussing that evidentiary errors only require a new trial when a substantial right of the defendant was affected by the error
holding that rule 5.404(b) is a “rule of exclusion”

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Judges: Lavorato

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