Arizona Supreme Court· 9/17/1991

State v. Taylor

Citations

817 P.2d 488
169 Ariz. 121
95 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 9
1991 Ariz. LEXIS 71

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remanding issue to the superior court to have it do an on-the-record weighing based on specific facts and circumstances regarding the balancing test
allowing defendant to argue that he knew of the victim’s prior conviction for child abuse, which was relevant to demonstrate the defendant’s state of mind, because he believed the victim to be violent
noting the “danger of unfair prejudice” posed by specific act evidence
defendant asserting self-defense may introduce evidence of known specific acts of violence by the victim to show he or she “was justifiably apprehensive of the [victim]”
“ ‘The discretion of the trial judge under Rule 403 to exclude otherwise relevant evidence because of the risk of prejudice should find its most frequent application in th[e 404(b)] area.’”
unclear whether evidence excluded improperly as irrelevant or properly under Rule 403; remanded for Rule 403 determination

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Judges: Gordon, Feldman, Cameron, Moeller, Corcoran

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