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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. VanderVliet.

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1 People v. VanderVliet Anchor
mich · 1993
green “if the proponent's only theory of relevance is that the other act shows defendant's inclination to wrongdoing in general to prove that the defendant committed the conduct in question, the evidence is not admissible.” 7
2 People v. Douglas
mich · 2014
green “the defendant has the burden of establishing the factual predicate of his ineffective assistance claim.” 6
3 People v. Riley
mich · 2003
green “the defendant must overcome a strong presumption that counsel's performance constituted sound trial strategy” 4

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