652 So. 2d 15 - State v. Ham’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Ham claims that the evidence regarding his prior acts of personal violence proved only that he was an alcoholic and an abusive housemate; however, as against his claim at trial that the murder weapon accidentally or unintentionally discharged, evidence of his prior acts of violence toward the victim provided proof of his specific intent at the time of the offense to kill the victim or to inflict great bodily harm on her. Considering the critical importance of that intent in this case, the probative value of the state's other acts evidence clearly outweighed any prejudicial effect that evidence may have had on the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 734 So. 2d 706 - State v. Moore