United States v. David Aldaco

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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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