evidence that refutes guilt or bolsters a claim of innocence. State v. Garfole, 76 N.J. 445, 452-53, 388 A.2d 587 (1978) (allowing greater leeway to a defendant to offer 404(b) evidence of “other crimes or wrongs” on the part of a witness when relevant to an issue in the case). In all such inquiries concerning admissibility of evidence, the focus must be on the evidence and the fact that is sought to be proven thereby. What was the evidence in this case? It was evidence of a prior violent relationship between Boone and Dunn. Such evidence is often admissible to show that one of the parties to the violence would have reason to fear imminent harm from the other. State v. Burgess, 141 N.J.Super. 13, 357 A.2d 62 (App.Div.1976); see also State v. Nance, 148 N.J. 376, 689 A.2d 1351 (1997) (<HOLDING>). But such was not the purpose of the evidence
holding prior assault on wife admissible to show husbands jealousy as motive for her murder holding admissible bad acts of defendant evidencing jealousy as motive for killing another holding that improper motive is element of bad faith holding that other bad acts evidence was admissible to explain the governments theory of the case as well as for showing the defendants motive for participating in an armed robbery holding defendants affiliation to mexican mafia admissible to show motive for killing victim