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United States v. Cline, 4th Cir. (2006)
United States v. Cline, 4th Cir. (2006)
No. 05-4075
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Greenville. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., District
Judge. (CR-02-1358)
Submitted:
December 9, 2005
Decided:
March 1, 2006
PER CURIAM:
Octavius
S.
Cline
was
convicted
of
conspiracy
to
We affirm.
Review of a
States
v.
Haney,
914
F.2d
602,
607
(4th
Cir.
See
1990)
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(4th Cir. 1997) (quoting United States v. Heater, 63 F.3d 311, 325
(4th Cir. 1995)).
Evidence of other crimes is not admissible to prove bad
character or criminal propensity.
Such
Rule
Rule 404(b) and Fed. R. Evid. 403 if the evidence is: (1) relevant
to an issue other than the general character of the defendant,
(2) necessary, (3) reliable, and (4) if the probative value of the
evidence is not substantially outweighed by its prejudicial effect.
Queen, 132 F.3d at 997.
Id.
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Here,
the
evidence
was
not
submitted
to
infer
bad
The evidence
was relevant, necessary, reliable, and its probative value was not
outweighed by its prejudicial effect.
error
significant.
was
harmless.
The
evidence
against
Cline
was
See
AFFIRMED
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