Is evidence of gang membership admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 403?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Grey v. McDonald, No. 2:10-cv-01257-JKS (E.D. Cal. 2011):

20. See United States v. Abel, 469 U.S. 45, 54-55 (1984) (holding that evidence of gang membership was admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 403).

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