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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Hamilton finds that the lower court improperly excluded evidence that defendant, a felon, was found in possession of a firearm with a laser sight attached and that two key witnesses saw the sight activated when defendant brandished the weapon. The government's final proposal to have its witnesses describe the firearm only as having a "glowing red dot" without naming the laser sight should be sufficient to avoid unfair prejudice to the defendant, while maintaining the probative value of the evidence. Reversed.
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