United States v. Guardia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the balancing test of Rule 403 applies to Rule 413 evidence
• recognizing “the frequency of the prior acts” as a factor in determining the evidence’s probative value
• stating that in assessing Rule 403 challenges to Rule 413 evidence, \it will be particularly important for a district court to . . . make a clear record of the reasoning behind its findings.\
• noting that\the similarity of the prior acts\ to the acts at issue in the case is a factor to be considered in determining their probative value
• providing Rule 609(a)(2) as an example of a \rare instance[ ]\ of a Federal Rule of Evidence providing that Rule 403 does not apply
• providing Rule 609(a)(2) as an example of \when the drafters of the federal rules of evidence alter the 403 balancing test or make it inapplicable to certain evidence\

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