United States First Circuit

Evidence that defendant burned his own car inadmissible to prove a common plan or scheme where defendant arsoned his business for insurance money under Federal Rules of Evidence 404(b) when there was no relationship between the two events.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2000
• Published 12/06/2000

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and CASELLAS, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Diana K. Lloyd, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, U.S. Attorney was on brief for appellee., Kimberly Homan, with whom Sheketoff & Homan was on brief for defendant, appellant.