U.S. v. Thomas, No. 95-1209 (8th Cir.) (58 F.3d 1318) (July 5, 1995) (Judge Frank J. Magill)

Loaded on Aug. 1, 1995

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence.

In this case, the Eighth Circuit adopted the rule followed by the Second and Ninth Circuits which holds that when a defendant denies only the criminal act, he does not place his state of mind in issue, and therefore Rule 404(b) renders other crimes acts evidence inadmissible. Citing U.S. v. …

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