Legal Opinion
United States v. Varoudakis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 6, 2000No. 99-1695PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide a familiar but difficult issue about the admissibility of prior bad act evidence under Federal Rules of Evidence 404(b) and 403. The government alleged that defendant George Varoudakis, charged with arson and conspiracy to commit arson in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 8440) and 18 U.S.C. § 371, hired an acquaintance to burn down his failing restaurant, Destinations, in order to collect insurance proceeds. Following his conviction, Varoudakis argues on appeal that the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of a prior bad act,…
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