United States v. Armando Zeuli, United States of America v. Frank Terranova

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• noting that if the Rule 404(b) evidence is relevant to something other than propensity, “it is admissible, subject only to the rarely invoked limitations of Rule 403”
• explaining that if other-acts evidence is probative of some issue other than character, “it is admissible, subject only to the rarely invoked limitations of Rule 403”
• “In every conspiracy case ... a not guilty plea renders the defendant’s intent a material issue and imposes a difficult burden on the government.”
• plea of not guilty to charge of conspiracy renders intent a material issue and imposes a difficult burden on government
• evidence of prior extortion demands relevant to prove intent in a conspiracy to extort charge
• defendant was not entitled to a similar instruction where evidence failed to support his contention that he “was the victim of the extortion rather than a perpetrator of it”

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