United States v. German Hernandez-Miranda

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• recognizing that, if the same method of transport had been used, the evidence of the prior act would have been admissible
• holding that, while “other reasons might support [defendant’s] decision to take flight, . . . this in itself does not make a flight instruction improper
• stating that flight instructions should not be given unless flight was immediate or defendant knew about the charges against him
• stating that flight instructions should not be given unless flight was immediate or defendant knew about the charges against him
• observing that flight prior to the commencement of trial infers a consciousness of guilt
• finding error in admitting evidence of prior conviction for smuggling marijuana in a backpack to establish defendant’s later intent in importing heroin in a car

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).