United States v. Jose A. Otero-Mendez

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• finding sufficient factual predicate based on evidence of defendant’s involvement in the charged carjacking
• “In reviewing Rule 403 challenges, we are extremely deferential to the district court’s determination.”
• evidence of flight may be introduced as probative of guilty mind \if there is an adequate factual predicate creating an inference of guilt of the crime charged\ [quotation omitted]
• evidence of flight may be introduced as probative of guilty mind \if there is an adequate factual predicate creating an inference of guilt of the crime charged\ [quotation omitted]
• requisite intent found where defendant knew to a \practical certainty\ that his companion intended serious bodily injury or death based on the fact that his companions had guns when entering his car and that they shot victim immediately upon exiting defendant's car

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).