Evidence Fall 2021 (PART 1)

Resource 6 . 3 . 7

6 minutes

Reyes v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Julia Hernandez

In this case the court holds that convictions for public intoxication cannot be introduced as habit evidence and in doing so (a) reviews Rule 404 and (b) the explores the dividing line between habit and character evidence.  

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

589 F.2d 791

No. 76-3689

1979-02-14

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