Weisshaus v. Swiss Bankers Ass'n

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• \using [evidence of] bad acts directly as propensity evidence [in closing argument] is forbidden and prejudicial\
• stating victim must attack or at least strike defendant to qualify as sudden combat
• \judges should proceed with caution when deviating from our model jury instructions on homicide\
• prior bad act evidence admissible to rebut defendant's contentions made in course of trial
• \We review questions of admissibility ... under an abuse of discretion standard\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).