United States v. Juan Delgado, Emilio Albelo, Juan Carlos Riverol, Tomas Raul Hernandez

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• explaining that the greater the government’s need for the Rule 404(b) evidence, “the more likely that the probative value will outweigh any possible prejudice”
• noting that the government has a “substantial burden” to prove intent where a defendant pleads not guilty and offers a “mere presence” defense
• finding second prong of the Rule 404(b) analysis satisfied where “[t]he extrinsic act introduced against [the defendant] involves a conviction”
• stating that the Eleventh Circuit court “look[s] to Beechum, the seminal case in any Eleventh Circuit 404 (b) analysis, and its progeny to discern whether the district judge abused his discretion in admitting . .. other crimes evidence”
• stating that the Eleventh Circuit court “look[s] to Beechum, the seminal case in any Eleventh Circuit 404 (b) analysis, and its progeny to discern whether the district judge abused his discretion in admitting . . . other crimes evidence.”
• reviewing a district court’s admission of evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) for an abuse of discretion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).