Evidence Of Defendant’s Prior Insurance Fraud Inadmissible, Judge Rules

Mealey's (January 19, 2017, 9:45 AM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The state of Delaware cannot introduce evidence regarding a man’s two prior instances of renter’s insurance fraud as part of its case to find the defendant guilty of a 2007 murder, a state court judge ruled Jan. 10, finding that the evidence’s probative value was outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice (State of Delaware v. Jason Slaughter, No. 1207010738, Del Super., New Castle Co.; 2017 Del. Super. LEXIS 15)....

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