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Seventh Circuit· 1/21/2000

United States v. David Aldaco

Citations

  • 201 F.3d 979
  • 53 Fed. R. Serv. 1154
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 767
  • 2000 WL 46062

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  • holding that prejudice is minimized when the government makes clear to the jury that the replica is not the actual murder weapon possessed by the defendant
  • applying the Fed.R.Evid. 403 balancing test to determine that the probative value of a replica shotgun outweighed the prejudice to a criminal defendant
  • upholding the admissibility of a shotgun as demonstrative evidence and listing cases
  • prejudice is minimized when government made clear to the jury that the replica was not the actual weapon possessed by the defendant
  • the replica could not be used during deliberations and the court gave a proper cautionary instruction
  • the replica could not be used during deliberations and the court gave a proper cautionary instruction

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Judges: Coffey, Kanne, Evans

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