People v. Molineux and other crime evidence: One hundred years and counting

From: American Journal of Criminal Law | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

I. Introduction

A one hundred year old decision that leads the New York Court of Appeals to reflect on the content of bar review courses must be an extraordinary case. People v. Molineux2 has done that.

On October 25, 2001, Judge Rosenblatt writing for the Court of Appeals stated:

Molineux, which this Court decided on October 15, 1901, is now 100 years old. The last century has added to Molineux certain refinements and procedures, but its foundation remains unchanged: a criminal case should be tried on the facts and not on the basis of a defendant's propensity to commit the crime charged. It ...

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