Unpublished Papers

How the Uncharged Misconduct Rule Was Born

Thomas J. Reed, Widener Univrsity School of Law

Abstract

An examination of People v. Molineux a 1901 New York landmark case in evidence which gave rise to what is now Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the history and background of the common law uncharged misconduct rule, and a legal history of this fascinating criminal prosecution

Suggested Citation

Thomas J. Reed. 2003. "How the Uncharged Misconduct Rule Was Born" ExpressO
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_reed/1