Commonwealth v. Hicks, C., Aplt.

I join Parts I, II and IV of the majority opinion and concur in the result relative to the balance.

As to Part III, I agree with Justice Donohue that various majority opinions of this Court, like the decisions of a number of other courts, have incorrectly blended various distinct grounds for relevance associated with proffered, uncharged misconduct. See Dissenting Opinion at 498, 156 A.3d at 1146 (Donohue, J,) (describing a “decades-long misunderstanding about what type of connection is truly required for the purpose of proving a common scheme”).1 As Justice Donohue also ably explains, either…