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U.S. v. LeCompte, No. 96-1308 (8th Cir.) (99 F.3d 274) (November 1, 1996) (Judge James B. Loken)

This case addresses what the Court calls the "thorny, frequently litigated" issue of whether evidence of prior sexual abuse is admissible under Rule 404(b) of the Fed.R.Evid. in a sex abuse prosecution. The Court starts its analysis with the somewhat surprising statement that while "prior sex offenses committed on the ...

 

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