Legal Opinion
United States v. Gregory L. Latney
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 21, 1997No. 95-3170PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
A defendant on trial for one crime has committed other crimes. The prosecution wishes to introduce the other crimes into evidence. Special evidentiary rules apply. Federal Rule of Evidence 413, dealing with sexual assaults, is one such rule. Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) is more general. It bars evidence of a defendant’s other offenses to show that his actions conformed to his bad character, but allows this type of evidence “for other purposes.” Most of the cases decided under Rule 404(b) concern criminal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Juan Delgado, Emilio Albelo, Juan Carlos Riverol, Tomas Raul HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. PuglieseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by38 opinions
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