Fordham Law Review

Now, while the identity exception requires that distinctive signature, other MF exceptions are more heavily abused.

We really must address a profound systemic issue with how Rule 404b is applied in the real world, heavily highlighted in the Fordham Law Review analysis provided in our primary sources.

Oh, yes.

The analysis details a phenomenon it calls the permitted purpose fallacy.

This is a vital critical thinking component for anyone mastering trial practice.

The Fordham Law Review analysis points out that many trial court judges fundamentally misread Rule 404b 2.

Instead of reading it as a strict rule of exclusion with very narrow exceptions, they treat it as a broad rule of inclusion.

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