I briefly wrote about evidence of “other crimes” in sexual assault cases for my weblog. http://599to1.blogspot.com/#107749688420448964
The case I wrote about was an example where the defendant with a prior conviction was actually innocent. In this case, it looks like admitting evidence of the 2001 assault could have helped to convict him.

The shameful playing of the race card in this case shows that allegations of racial (or gender) bias are not always valid. Publicity of this case should be widely disseminated.

Sadly, under a 2001 resolution by the Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Board, accredited CLE courses in Minnesota are not allowed to question allegations of bias.

I briefly wrote about evidence of “other crimes” in sexual assault cases for my weblog. http://599to1.blogspot.com/#107749688420448964
The case I wrote about was an example where the defendant with a prior conviction was actually innocent. In this case, it looks like admitting evidence of the 2001 assault could have helped to convict him.

The shameful playing of the race card in this case shows that allegations of racial (or gender) bias are not always valid. Publicity of this case should be widely disseminated.

Sadly, under a 2001 resolution by the Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Board, accredited CLE courses in Minnesota are not allowed to question allegations of bias.