This document is page 38 of a legal filing from the Ghislaine Maxwell case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on July 2, 2021. It discusses legal arguments regarding the admissibility of 'prior bad acts' evidence and the 'doctrine of chances,' heavily citing Pennsylvania case law involving Bill Cosby (Commonwealth v. Cosby) and Andrea Constand. The text argues that the similarity of crimes can outweigh the remoteness in time between incidents.
This document page discusses the legal reasoning behind admitting "prior bad act" testimony and deposition evidence regarding Quaaludes to establish a common plan or scheme by Cosby. It highlights similarities between past incidents and the current allegations, such as the victims' age, relationship establishment, and consumption of substances, while citing Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 404(b) regarding character evidence.
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