United States v. Carolyn Lewis

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• noting the similarity in the method of assaults committed by the defendant against the same victim on repeated occasions was \probative of identity\
• noting the similarity in the method of assaults committed by the defendant against the same victim on repeated occasions was \probative of identity\
• prior assault involving same victim admissible under Rule 404(b) as evidence of “[r]ising animosity” that “could easily provide the motive for an assault”
• evidence of prior altercation between victim and defendant admissible in assault prosecution as relevant to motive
• courts should 23 presume statutes require only general intent \[i]n the absence of an explicit statement that a crime requires specific intent\
• absent explicit requirement of specific intent, a criminal charge is presumed to be a general intent crime

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