· 9/13/1988
United States v. Steven Lynn
Citations
- 856 F.2d 430
- 26 Fed. R. Serv. 1504
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 12309
- 1988 WL 93653
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- disagreeing that evidence of an act involving the same illicit substance as the one charged, but six years earlier, had special relevance
- noting that the “laundry list of admissible 14 purposes for evidence of prior bad acts” contained in Rule 404(b)(2) “is not exhaustive.”
- noting that the “laundry list of admissible purposes for evidence of prior bad acts’ contained in Rule 404(b)(2) “is not exhaustive”
- noting that ____ six year period between the prior conviction and the instant offense significantly diminishes the probative value of the prior conviction
- noting that six year period between the prior conviction and the instant offense significantly diminishes the probative value of the prior conviction
- noting that the “‘laundry list’ of admissible purposes for evidence of prior bad acts” contained in Rule 404(b)(2) “is not exhaustive”
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Judges: Breyer, Torruella, Fuste
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