walking while black - Trayvon Martin

[Duchess]

Usually, a prior bad act entails a crime committed by the defendant in the past, accusation of incriminating or illegal behavior in the past, or something to that effect (based on cases that I've followed). In this case, O'Mara is using previous calls to 911 where George identified black males as suspicious as "prior bad acts". Never seen it used in such a way.

Thank you very much. I just didn't get why his own attorney would be referencing something his client did as a "bad act". I understand now.