U.S. v. Santiago, No. 93-50375 (9th Cir.) (46 F.3d 885) (January 24, 1995) (Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson)
In a case dealing with Rule 404(b) [which is supposed to bar evidence of "other crimes" because of the
prejudicial effect that such evidence will have on the jury], this case holds that evidence linking the
defendant to a gang, the Mexican Mafia, did not violate Rule 404(b). But the …
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