Prior Bad Acts Under NJRE 404(B) Are Generally Inadmissible Unless, The Four Prong Cofield Test Is Met

State v. Canales Appellate Docket No.: A-5846-17 Decided August 20, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether introduction of evidence of an uncharged assault in which the victim did not think she could identify the defendant in the future, prejudiced…