Prep all of Character Evidence and Prior Bad Acts, covering 404(a) and 404(b) and all the associated materials. What does it mean for character to be an essential element in FRE 405(b) and how does that square with 404(a)(1)? Is murder or perjury a charge on which character is an essential element? Is defamation a claim for which character is an essential element? Review and understand each of the permissible uses in 404(b)(2), including how the court analyzed them in Bell.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
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