Excerpt from United States v. Crowley, 318 F.3d 401 (2d Cir. 2003)

This is the Merchant Marine Academy case mentioned in your text. This short excerpt highlights the “no extrinsic evidence” rule for specific bad acts and touches on the court’s power to control the proceedings under 611, 403, and the deferential standard of review.

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