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State v. Wade

Citations

  • 989 P.2d 576
  • 98 Wash. App. 328

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Using Wade’s prior bad acts to prove current criminal intent, however, is tantamount to inviting the following inference: Because Wade had the same intent to distribute drugs previously, he must therefore possess the same intent now.”
  • “Using [the defendant]’s prior bad acts to prove current criminal intent . . . is tantamount to inviting the following inference: Because [the defendant] had the same intent to distribute drugs previously, he must therefore possess the same intent now.”
  • facts of prior convictions differed significantly and could not be admitted to show intent
  • two prior convictions occurred 10 months and 14 months prior to present offense

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Judges: Hunt

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