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U.S. v. Carroll, No. 99-2940 (8th Cir.) (207 F.3d 465) (March 15, 2000) (Judge Pasco M. II Bowman)

As this case shows, one of the most conceptually confusing topics in criminal law is the use of “prior bad acts” evidence during a criminal trial. That issue is extremely important, because, as one court has observed: “When jurors hear that a defendant has on earlier occasions committed essentially the ...

 

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