Connected Crimes
The court of appeals decided State v. Howard earlier this week. The opinion addresses several issues, but I want to focus on what is sometimes called the connected crimes doctrine, […]
February 17, 2011
The Sexual Assault Exception to the “Bare Fact” Rule
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 […]
February 7, 2011
Old 404(b) Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
I’m preparing to teach a session during which I’ll cover the use of Rule 404(b) evidence in sexual assault cases. (As most readers of this blog know, Rule 404(b) evidence […]
December 6, 2010
State v. Davis: Rule 404(b) and Remote Convictions
I wrote here about the court of appeals’ recent ruling in State v. Davis that expert testimony calculating the defendant’s alcohol concentration based on odor alone was improperly admitted at […]
August 17, 2010
Significant Fourth Circuit Drug Case
Because our appellate courts often find the Fourth Circuit’s opinions to be persuasive authority, I read all the Fourth Circuit’s published criminal cases. Yesterday, the court decided United States v. […]
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