Legal Opinion
United States v. Susan Brooke
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1993No. 92-10330PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Susan Brooke appeals her conviction on charges of conspiracy, manufacture of a destructive device (26 U.S.C. § 5861(f)), possession of a destructive device (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)), and malicious damage to property resulting in personal injury (18 U.S.C. § 844(i)). At trial, the prosecution introduced extensive testimony that Brooke falsely told her friends and acquaintances that she suffered from and was undergoing treatment for cancer. Because the unfairly prejudicial nature of the false-cancer evidence substantially outweighed its limited probative value, and…
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