The Divorce Colony
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The Trial of Roland Molina
On february tenth, 19 hundred roland molina was convicted of the murder of kate adams and sentenced to death. An appeal's court granted roland a new trial, finding that all the details about henry barnet and blanche had no place in kate Adams murder trial. The reasoning behind the decision is still referred to in courts to day. It's known as the molino rule. Essentially that to try to show some one's propensity for committing the crime in question by discussing other crimes or wrong doings shouldn't be permitted.
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