Can a jury consider prior incidents of sexual misconduct as evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rahming, D074461 (Cal. App. 2018):
2. Evidence Code section 1108 permits a jury to consider prior incidents of sexual misconduct to show a defendant's propensity to commit offenses of the same type. (See People v. Avila (2014) 59 Cal.4th 496, 515-516.)
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