United States v. Wicahpe George Milk

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• noting that evidence “show[ing] that it was actually [defendant] who initiated the assault . . . . is inconsistent with a self-defense claim, be it a perfect or imperfect one”
• recognizing evidence of specific prior bad acts is allowed under Rule 404(b) in self-defense cases to prove state of mind, but affirming exclusion of such evidence under Rule 403
• noting that ʺ[a]n imperfect self‐defense involves the defendantʹs unreasonable use of deadly force to thwart an assaultʺ and ʺmay be proven by evidence that . . . the defendant unreasonably but truly believed that deadly force was necessary to defend himselfʺ
• placing the burden on the government

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