The Missouri Constitution currently bars testimony that past acts show propensity — that the accused is likely guilty of the same crime again. Amendment 2 would alter that rule in cases involving child sexual abuse, including allowing testimony about crimes that were never charged. Full Article
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Legal justice should only be decided by those at the top of their profession in demonstrated skill and moral decency and not by the general voting public.
Ahh, Missouri, that bastion of accepting behavior. They have a state law that mandates the arrest and incarceration of registrants every Halloween, even those off parole. In fact, they tried to ban registrants from getting lottery winnings back in 2007. http://www.senate.mo.gov/07info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=11503