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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 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. Rushlow.

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1 People v. Rushlow Anchor
michctapp · 1989
green “a prior statement does not constitute a prior bad act coming under mre 404(b) because it is just that, a prior statement and not a prior bad act.” 8
2 People v. Goddard
mich · 1988
green “as the statement of a party opponent, the admissibility analysis involves instead first determining whether the statement was relevant, and second whether its probative value outweighed its possible prejudicial effect.” 4

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