Are there any cases where a defendant has been found guilty of a similar offence against a different defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Powell, F073299 (Cal. App. 2018):
are not automatically excluded as unduly prejudicial under Evidence Code section 352. (People v. Green (1995) 34 Cal.App.4th, 165, 183 [" 'The identity or similarity of current and impeaching offenses is just one factor to be considered by the trial court in exercising its discretion' "].)
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