88 N.C. App. 463 - State v. Fielder’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “not convinced that the challenged testimony [of a police officer that she observed the defendant on the premises while the officer waspurchasing drugs from someone else, in a transaction separate from the transaction for which the defendant was charged] has been properly categorized by the defendant as a 'crime, wrong, or act' as contemplated by [Rule 404(b)].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 N.C. App. 275 - State v. Bethea

2. “we agree with the trial court's decision that the probative value of the contested testimony, which was necessary to establish defendant's positive identification, was not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, i.e. that the jury could possibly infer that defendant could have been involved in a similar crime”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 N.C. App. 275 - State v. Bethea

3. “[e]vidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 N.C. App. 275 - State v. Bethea