Can the Fact that Daryl Had a Glock Yesterday Be Used to Prove that He Had an AK-47 Today?
Jeff Welty
When a defendant is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, may the prosecution introduce, under Rule 404(b), evidence that the defendant previously possessed a different firearm? Courts nationally are divided. The Court of Appeals of North Carolina just ruled in State v. Williams that the answer is no.