Is a finding admitting evidence of other acts under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) reviewed de novo?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Livingston, D.C. No. 1:09-cr-00273-LJO-1, No. 11-10520 (9th Cir. 2013):
"Evidentiary rulings admitting evidence of other acts under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) are reviewed for an abuse of discretion, but whether the evidence of other acts is relevant to the crime charged is reviewed de novo." United States v. Castillo, 181 F.3d 1129, 1134 (9th Cir. 1999) (citation omitted).
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