United States Seventh Circuit

Where the jury knows that the defendant has already been punished for the prior crimes, and the judge has given appropriate limiting instructions, evidence of the prior bad acts is not so prejudicial as to warrant inadmissibility under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b).

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/01/2001
• Published 10/01/2001

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel