Title
How the Uncharged Misconduct Rule Was Born
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
Disciplines
Legal History
Date of this Version
July 2003
Recommended Citation
Thomas J. Reed, "How the Uncharged Misconduct Rule Was Born" (July 24, 2003). bepress Legal Series. bepress Legal Series.Working Paper 5.
https://law.bepress.com/expresso/eps/5