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U.S. v. Doe, No. 97-2916 (7th Cir.) (149 F.3d 634) (July 13, 1998) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)

In this case the Court expressed strong reservations about using "group character evidence" from which the jury could conclude that the defendant is guilty based on his membership in some nefarious group or based on some propensity.

Here the Court noted that it is difficult to come up with a ...

 

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