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The "doctrine of chances" does not exist under federal law. (Under the doctrine of chances, when two or more similar acts occur and it is very improbable that the two or more acts would have occurred if they were not criminal acts, in a criminal trial based on one of those acts, the other act or acts are admissible to show that the act for which defendant is on trial was a criminal act.)

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Contributed in 2008 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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