Evidence Fall 2022

Resource 7 . 2 . 3

30 minutes

Michelson v. United States

Prof. Nina Chernoff

This is the seminal case on the exceptions (now codified at Rule 404(a)(2)) that you read about in the Textbook.  This excerpt (particularly the dissent) is helpful to understanding the exceptions and also underscores what is problematic about their operation. 

Supreme Court of the United States

335 U.S. 469, 93 L. Ed. 2d 168, 69 S. Ct. 213, 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2792, SCDB 1948-015

No. 23

1948-12-20

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