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U.S. v. Brown, No. 94-50823 (5th Cir.) (71 F.3d 1158) (December 21, 1995) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

This is one of the rare cases in which a conviction is overturned because of the improper use of "other
crimes" evidence under Rule 404(b) of the Fed.R.Evid. In cross-examining a defense witness, the prose-
cution asked the witness whether she was aware that he had previously been convicted of ...

 

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