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Tomconroy

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10. Generally evidence of other crimes or bad acts is kept out as more

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 09:35 PM

Nov 2021

Prejudicial than probative. If the other crime is a 'signature' crime so it has unique characteristics that identify the defendant it can come in, particularly in sex assault cases.

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Aug 2021: Kyle Rittenhouse dreamed about shooting people days before Kenosha [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2021 OP

Oh man that is bad. applegrove Nov 2021 #1

Yea.... FarPoint Nov 2021 #2

Watch the judge get infuriated at the prosecutor... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #3

It was known that Rittenhouse made these remarks Hav Nov 2021 #5

I simply disagree with his ruling about propensity... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #14

The article is from three months ago. Sympthsical Nov 2021 #4

Thank you for taking the time to correct the record, again. n/t Devil Child Nov 2021 #6

The judge was slanted towards the pos. rockfordfile Nov 2021 #7

The criminal histories of the victims didn't come in either Sympthsical Nov 2021 #8

What shithole legal system lets a convicted child molester free to roam the streets? tenderfoot Nov 2021 #9

He served his sentence Sympthsical Nov 2021 #11

So he wasn't rehabilitated, continued hurting children and got what he deserved. tenderfoot Nov 2021 #15

I don't believe there are any pro-Rittenhouse among us. femmedem Nov 2021 #17

Many people have commented on Rosenbaum's criminal history - many of those posts were hidden tenderfoot Nov 2021 #18

I would beg to differ at least in a few cases MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #20

Generally evidence of other crimes or bad acts is kept out as more Tomconroy Nov 2021 #10

Ahh, thank you for the clarification Sympthsical Nov 2021 #12

Do you know people are writing about you? Tomconroy Nov 2021 #13

I get irritated a little when I see all the side arguments ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #19

Well said. n/t femmedem Nov 2021 #21

I thought it was relevant to demonstrate intent. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #24

I suppose that is ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #25

It's quite possible that the jury still would've acquitted... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #27

out of those four people Skittles Nov 2021 #28

So did he say it or not? Kingofalldems Nov 2021 #22

Someone should ask the jurors NQAS Nov 2021 #16

Excellent post. Kingofalldems Nov 2021 #23

It's going to be Weepy Kyle Unchained for a few months. sop Nov 2021 #26

The boy ain't right! Mopar151 Nov 2021 #29

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