U.S. v. Carroll, No. 99-2940 (8th Cir.) (207 F.3d 465) (March 15, 2000) (Judge Pasco M. II Bowman)
Loaded on May 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
May 01, 2000
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Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence.
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 …
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