United States v. Miller

471 U.S. 130 (1985)

Facts

An indictment alleged that D had defrauded an insurance company by arranging a burglary of his business and by lying about the value of the loss. The trial proof only pointed to the latter crime and the government moved to strike the prior knowledge of the burglary. D opposed that motion. The jury found D guilty, and D appealed. The Court of Appeals reversed, and the Government appealed.