United States v. Merriweather

In this case, the prosecution was allowed, without objection, to introduce evidence that previous to the assault with which she was charged, appellant had intentionally burned her baby son by immersing him in scalding water and had repeatedly subjected him to brutal beatings, including whippings with a looped belt or electrical cord. My brothers conclude that this evidence was admissible to prove intent and non-accident, or at least was sufficiently close to being admissible to justify invocation of the waiver doctrine. I am convinced that the members convicted appellant simply because they…