Rule Against Character Evidence

12 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count · browse and sort

• United States v. Goodwin
  492 F.2d 1141· 5th Cir.· 1974-04-19 ·cited 140×
  The court held that admitting evidence of a subsequent similar offense to prove intent was prejudicial error when intent was not genuinely disputed and the evidence was not necessary.
• United States v. Demetrios Papadakis and Joseph Novoa
  510 F.2d 287· 2d Cir.· 1975-01-10 ·cited 133×
  The court held that evidence of other criminal acts was admissible to show a pattern of conduct and that multiple conspiracy counts were permissible. The court also found sufficient evidence of intent to violate federal law.
• United States v. Deaton
  381 F.2d 114· 2d Cir.· 1967-07-28 ·cited 132×
  Evidence of similar transactions is admissible to prove intent and system of criminal activity, provided its probative value outweighs its prejudicial character.
• United States v. Ring
  513 F.2d 1001· 6th Cir.· 1975-04-02 ·cited 98×
  The court held that evidence of prior threats was inadmissible to show criminal intent when intent is inferable from the act itself and the defendant has not asserted a defense of innocent state of mind.
• United States v. Burkhart
  458 F.2d 201· 10th Cir.· 1972-02-14 ·cited 94×
  Evidence of prior Dyer Act convictions is admissible to prove intent and negate accident or mistake in a current Dyer Act charge.
• United States v. Martin
  505 F.2d 918· 5th Cir.· 1974-12-30 ·cited 75×
  The court held that the admission of prior misdemeanor convictions and irrelevant rebuttal testimony was improper and prejudicial, requiring reversal of the conviction.
• United States v. Fierson
  419 F.2d 1020· 7th Cir.· 1969-12-17 ·cited 60×
  The court held that the admission of evidence of a prior similar offense was proper to prove intent, and the district judge did not abuse discretion.
• United States v. Phillips
  375 F.2d 75· 7th Cir.· 1967-03-07 ·cited 52×
  The admission of testimony detailing a separate transaction between the defendant and Tommie Phillips, over repeated objection, prejudiced the defendant and denied him a fair trial.
• United States v. Light
  394 F.2d 908· 2d Cir.· 1968-05-16 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the trial judge's marshaling of evidence, admission of rebuttal testimony, denial of motion to suppress SEC records, and admission of co-defendants' guilty pleas were not erroneous.
• United States v. Birns
  395 F.2d 943· 6th Cir.· 1968-05-09 ·cited 16×
• Gov't of the Virgin Islands v. Stanford Oliver
  360 F.2d 297· 3d Cir.· 1966-05-13 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the prosecutor's reference to the defendant's prior crimes in his opening statement constituted prejudicial error, which was not cured by a jury instruction.
• McKINNEY v. Rees
  993 F.2d 1378· 9th Cir.· 1993-04-28 ·cited 2×
  The erroneous admission of irrelevant character evidence, which preyed on jury emotions and was not supported by a strong case, rendered the defendant's trial fundamentally unfair and violated due process.