United States v. Landis Cuber Dothard

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• explaining that a court erred under Rule 404(b) in admitting evidence of a prior bad act where the evidence was used for propensity purposes
• stating a trial court has broad discretion in determining the admissibility of evidence, and its determination will not be dis- turbed absent a clear abuse of discretion
• finding reversible error under Rule 404(b) where “the prosecutor, by his own admission, undertook to try [Defendant’s] propensity for crime rather than his state of mind at the time of the charged offense”

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