Add to ORKGAlthough the rules and exceptions regarding the admissibility of evidence of prior misconduct during criminal trials are well established, the theories and logic underlying the black letter law have apparently eroded to mere words. State v. Sladek\u27 and State v. Bernard were two recent opportunities for the Missouri Supreme Court to examine the law of uncharged misconduct evidence. Unfortunately, the majority opinions in these cases did not address the central problems with this area of evidence but instead, they sidestepped the issues and created a new unprincipled exception The new exception, signature modus operandi/corroboration, ignores the central reason that prior uncharged misconduct evidence is inadmissible: the prejudicial and i...
One of the most misunderstood areas of evidence in criminal cases is the admissibility of a defend...
If the defendant in a criminal trial has a record of other offenses or is suspected of a number of c...
The adversary system of adjudication is one of the major cornerstones of the Anglo-American system o...
Although the rules and exceptions regarding the admissibility of evidence of prior misconduct during...
Evidence of other crimes, or uncharged misconduct evidence as it is commonly called, has been import...
In Missouri, to obtain a new trial based on juror misconduct, a two step process must be used. First...
An examination of People v. Molineux a 1901 New York landmark case in evidence which gave rise to wh...
Courts generally prohibit the admission of unfairly prejudicial evidence. The idea is that jurors sh...
The admission of a criminal defendant’s prior bad acts can be a powerful tool for attaining a convic...
After a trial by jury, Jeffrey D. Long was convicted of forcibly raping and sodomizing Debbie Flower...
I. Introduction . . . . . 116 II. Admissibility to Prove Knowledge as Part of a Mental State Require...
This article is a discussion of the instances when criminal acts of the accused, occurring both prio...
The cases dealing with admissibility of prior criminal acts are narrowly decided. Indeed, the result...
The American legal system has a long-standing ban against using character evidence to show a party’s...
This Note argues that, in a prosecution for a violation of a specific intent criminal statute, the g...
One of the most misunderstood areas of evidence in criminal cases is the admissibility of a defend...
If the defendant in a criminal trial has a record of other offenses or is suspected of a number of c...
The adversary system of adjudication is one of the major cornerstones of the Anglo-American system o...
Although the rules and exceptions regarding the admissibility of evidence of prior misconduct during...
Evidence of other crimes, or uncharged misconduct evidence as it is commonly called, has been import...
In Missouri, to obtain a new trial based on juror misconduct, a two step process must be used. First...
An examination of People v. Molineux a 1901 New York landmark case in evidence which gave rise to wh...
Courts generally prohibit the admission of unfairly prejudicial evidence. The idea is that jurors sh...
The admission of a criminal defendant’s prior bad acts can be a powerful tool for attaining a convic...
After a trial by jury, Jeffrey D. Long was convicted of forcibly raping and sodomizing Debbie Flower...
I. Introduction . . . . . 116 II. Admissibility to Prove Knowledge as Part of a Mental State Require...
This article is a discussion of the instances when criminal acts of the accused, occurring both prio...
The cases dealing with admissibility of prior criminal acts are narrowly decided. Indeed, the result...
The American legal system has a long-standing ban against using character evidence to show a party’s...
This Note argues that, in a prosecution for a violation of a specific intent criminal statute, the g...
One of the most misunderstood areas of evidence in criminal cases is the admissibility of a defend...
If the defendant in a criminal trial has a record of other offenses or is suspected of a number of c...
The adversary system of adjudication is one of the major cornerstones of the Anglo-American system o...