U.S. v. Aguilar-Aranceta, No. 93-2346 (1st Cir.) (58 F.3d 796) (July 13, 1995) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)
A very rare case involving Rule 404(b) of the Fed.R.Evid. where the court actually vacates a conviction
because the probative value of introducing evidence of the defendant's prior conviction of a similar crime
was "completely overshadowed by the danger of unfair prejudice." Now there's a switch.
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