· 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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