Can a defendant be found guilty of a federal criminal charge of sexual assault under ordinary rules of evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Burch, B230493 (Cal. App. 2012):
Finally, the admission of this testimony under ordinary rules of evidence did not implicate the federal Constitution. (People v. Marks (2003) 31 Cal.4th 197, 226-227.) And, since there were permissible inferences to be drawn from evidence of defendant's prior crimes, no due process violation can be found. (See People v. Steele (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1230, 1246.)
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