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· 4/14/1987

United States v. Donald Gene Henthorn and Tom D. Riley

Citations

  • 815 F.2d 304
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 1583
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 5455

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that jurors could “easily accept” a witness’s testimony about prior offenses as proof that they occurred
  • finding probative value of extrinsic offense evidence outweighed possible prejudice where defendant pleaded not guilty and attacked the credibility of witnesses
  • finding probative value of extrinsic offense evidence outweighed possible prejudice where defendant pled not guilty and attacked credibility of witness

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Judges: Thornberry, Gee, Reavley

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