§4.15 Prior Wrongs to Prove Specific Points

Authors

Christopher B. Mueller, University of Colorado Law School
Laird Kirkpatrick, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow
Liesa Richter, University of Oklahoma College of Law

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This article addresses the admissibility of prior bad acts or wrongs to prove specific points such as intent, knowledge, plan, or absence of mistake. It analyzes FRE 404(b) and its limits and the standard of proof required.

GW Paper Series

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-56; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-56

SSRN Link

https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275023

Recommended Citation

Mueller, Christopher B. and Kirkpatrick, Laird C. and Richter, Liesa, §4.15 Prior Wrongs to Prove Specific Points (2018). C. Mueller, L. Kirkpatrick, & L. Richter, Evidence §4.15 (6th ed. Wolters Kluwer 2018); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2018-56; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-56. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3275023