United States v. Edgar Lemus

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• stating that courts “balance[ ] the relevance of this evidence against its potential for undue prejudice under Rule 403”
• finding evidence lacking relevance, and therefore of minimal probative value, where the defendant was exonerated as to six of the seven prior complaints and there was no pattern to connect prior complaints to the current alleged acts
• “To merit admission under this theory, the extrinsic acts must share ‘unusual characteristics’ with the act charged or represent a ‘unique scheme.’ ”
• “The Second Circuit has held that evidence of civilian complaints is properly excluded on Rule 403 grounds where those complaints have been properly investigated and have been found to be unsubstantiated.”
• “The Second Circuit has held that evidence of civilian complaints is properly excluded on Rule 403 grounds where those complaints have been properly investigated and have been found to be unsubstantiated.”
• “[The plaintiff] first contends that the prior complaints showed [the defendant]’s ‘sadistic,’ ‘malicious,’ ‘aggravated state of mind.’ This proffer amounts to no more than a veiled attempt to do what Rule 404(b

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