The Sexual Assault Exception to the “Bare Fact” Rule

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 17, 2011.

Yesterday, I taught a class on the use of Rule 404(b) evidence in sexual assault cases. During the class, we discussed the general rule against admitting the bare fact of a defendant’s prior conviction. As Jessie discussed here, the basic idea is that even when Rule 404(b) evidence is admissible, if the bad act at ... Read more

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