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Kansas Supreme Court: Trial Court Erred by Admitting Evidence of Prior Crimes Without Proper Foundation Because State Failed to Prove Defendant Committed Those Crimes
Article • November 15, 2025 • from CLN December, 2025
Filed under: Lack of Evidence, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence, Prejudice - Potential for Undue, Character/Reputation/Propensity, Bad Acts Evidence
Kansas Supreme Court: Trial Court Erred by Admitting Evidence of Prior Crimes Without Proper Foundation Because State Failed to Prove Defendant Committed Those Crimes by Sagi Schwartzberg by Sagi Schwartzberg The Supreme Court of Kansas held that a trial court erred by admitting evidence of uncharged, suspected child abuse that …
Third Circuit: Where Prosecutor “Flooded” Jury Trial With Evidence of Defendant’s Prior Bad Acts, Counsel Was Constitutionally Ineffective in Not Seeking Contemporaneous Limiting Instructions and Not ...
Article • October 15, 2025 • from CLN November, 2025
Filed under: Jury Instructions, Strickland Standard, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence, Bad Acts Evidence
Third Circuit: Where Prosecutor “Flooded” Jury Trial With Evidence of Defendant’s Prior Bad Acts, Counsel Was Constitutionally Ineffective in Not Seeking Contemporaneous Limiting Instructions and Not Objecting When Evidence Went Beyond Limited Purpose – by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit …
New York Court of Appeals Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s Convictions Based on Trial Court Rulings That Admitted Prejudicial ‘Prior Bad Acts’ Into Evidence and Violated His Right to Testify in His Own De...
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Bad Acts Evidence, Prior Crimes, Other Crimes/Bad Acts Evidence, Sex Cases - Evidence of Similar Crimes and Acts, Other Crimes Evidence, Right to Testify, Right to Testify/Remain Silent, Defendant's Right to Testify
New York Court of Appeals Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s Convictions Based on Trial Court Rulings That Admitted Prejudicial ‘Prior Bad Acts’ Into Evidence and Violated His Right to Testify in His Own Defense by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Court of Appeals of New York reversed Harvey Weinstein’s convictions for …
Maine Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Opening Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence of Bad Character
Article • April 15, 2024 • from CLN April, 2024
Filed under: Parental rights, Counsel - Effective Assistance of, Strickland Standard, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise, Battered Child/Spouse Evidence, Character/Reputation/Propensity, Bad Acts Evidence
Maine Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Opening Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence of Bad Character by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine reversed a defendant’s domestic violence conviction after finding her attorney was ineffective for opening the door to prejudicial evidence about her parenting …
New York Court of Appeals: Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence to Prove Propensity to Commit Crime Harmful Error
Article • April 15, 2024 • from CLN April, 2024
Filed under: Character/Reputation/Propensity, Bad Acts Evidence, Rule 404(b), Relevance in a Propensity Free Way
New York Court of Appeals: Admission of Prior Bad Acts Evidence to Prove Propensity to Commit Crime Harmful Error by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Court of Appeals of New York held a trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts evidence. It further concluded the …