Legal Opinion
Huddleston v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 2, 1988No. 87-6PublishedCited by 1,891 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) provides:
“Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. — Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.”
This case presents the question whether the district court must itself make a preliminary finding that the Government has proved the “other act” by a preponderance of the evidence before it submits the…
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