Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Vivona v. Conboy

361 U.S. 847

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1959-10-12
Topic
litigation

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that evidence of other wrongs or bad acts is inadmissible when it is introduced for the sole purpose of demonstrating the defendant’s bad character or propensity
  • using term "similar fact evidence" to describe act unrelated to crime on trial but offered to show identity, intent and plan of design
  • codified in section 90.404(2), Florida Statutes (1991)

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Vivona v. Conboy. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
351 opinions

Court, of Appeals of New York. Certiorari denied.