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Character Evidence
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Defendant is tried in federal court for aggravated assault after a late-night fight outside a music venue. Defendant...
...er man's jaw two years ago. How should the court rule on the proposed character evidence? Discuss the admissibility of Defendant's peaceful...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a), Fed. R. Evid. 403
In a federal sexual-assault prosecution, Defendant claims the encounter was consensual. Defendant seeks to introduce...
...ant claims the encounter was consensual. Defendant seeks to introduce evidence that the complainant had several consensual sexual relationships in the year before the charged incident and maintained a social-media profil...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 412
CourierCo is sued in federal court after one of its drivers, Mason, struck Pedestrian during an argument at a deliver...
...ethods of proof, and any limiting instruction. This essay tests civil character evidence, negligent hiring and...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(1), Fed. R. Evid. 405(b), Fed. R. Evid. 403
Customer sues a delivery company for negligent retention after a driver punched Customer during a delivery dispute. C...
...a driver punched Customer during a delivery dispute. Customer offers evidence that, before the incident, the company received three written complaints that the same driver shoved or threatened building staff during deli...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(b), Fed. R. Evid. 403
Defendant is charged in federal court with assault after a fight at a restaurant. Defendant claims self-defense. He c...
...correct answer applies Rules 404(a)(2)(A) and 405(a) to peacefulness evidence in an assault prosecution. Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2)(A), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a)
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2)(A), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a)
Defendant is charged in federal court with sexual assault of a hotel guest. The prosecution offers testimony from a f...
...ensity to commit sexual assault. Defendant objects under the ordinary character-evidence rule. Which statement is most accurate? The correct answer applies Rule 413's special rule for prior sexual assault evidence. Fed...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 413, Fed. R. Evid. 403
Defendant is charged with assault after stabbing Victim during a street argument. Defendant claims Victim lunged firs...
...ct answer applies Rule 404(a)(2)(B) and Rule 405(a) to victim violent-character evidence. Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2)(B), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a)
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2)(B), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a)
Defendant is charged with burglarizing a jewelry store through the roof after disabling a motion sensor with a rare r...
...te saying, "The moon pays better than the sun." The government offers evidence that six months earlier Defendant burglarized another jewelry store through the roof, used the same model jammer, and left the same note. Def...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(b), Fed. R. Evid. 104(b), Fed. R. Evid. 403
Defendant owns a small warehouse that burned after his insurer threatened to cancel coverage for unpaid premiums. Def...
...idental and started in an old electrical panel. The government offers evidence that five years earlier Defendant made an insurance claim after a rented storage unit burned. In that incident, investigators found gasoline...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(b), Fed. R. Evid. 104(b), Fed. R. Evid. 403
In a federal civil negligence action, Plaintiff claims Driver ran a red light. Plaintiff offers testimony from Driver...
...rrect answer applies Rule 404(a)(1)'s general bar on civil propensity evidence. Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(1), Fed. R. Evid. 405(b)
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(1), Fed. R. Evid. 405(b)
In a federal defamation action, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant falsely wrote that Plaintiff was dishonest in busine...
...tiff falsified invoices and lied to customers. Plaintiff objects that character can be proved only by reputation or opinion. Which statement is most accurate? The correct answer states when Rule 405(b) allows proof by sp...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 405(b)
In a federal murder trial, Defendant claims self-defense and calls two witnesses who testify that Victim had a reputa...
...on response allowed after the defendant offers victim first-aggressor character evidence. Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2)(B), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a)
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(a)(2)(B), Fed. R. Evid. 405(a)
In a negligence action arising from a truck collision at a plant gate, the trucking company offers testimony from the...
In a negligence action arising from a truck collision at a plant gate, the trucking company offers testimony from the gate attendant that the same driver entered the plant three times a week for two years and, every t...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 406
Patient sues Hospital in federal court after receiving a double dose of a sedative during a 6 a.m. shift change. No o...
...ercent compliance. Patient objects that the testimony is inadmissible character evidence that Lee is careful and that the hospital generally follows good practices. How should the court rule on the proposed evidence? Dis...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 406, Fed. R. Evid. 403
Plaintiff sues Surgeon in federal court for sexual assault and battery, alleging that Surgeon touched Plaintiff sexua...
...s civil and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff offers evidence that two former patients accused Surgeon of similar sexual touching during post-operative recovery visits. Surgeon argues that this is forbid...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 412, Fed. R. Evid. 413, Fed. R. Evid. 415, Fed. R. Evid. 403
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