California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cole, H046569 (Cal. App. 2021):
Evidence Code section 1108, subdivision (a) provides: "In a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a sexual offense, evidence of the defendant's commission of another sexual offense or offenses is not made inadmissible by [Evidence Code] Section 1101, if the evidence is not inadmissible pursuant to [Evidence Code] Section 352." Evidence of prior sexual offenses under Evidence Code section 1108 may be considered for any relevant purpose, "subject only to the prejudicial effect versus probative value weighing process required by [Evidence Code] section 352." (People v. Britt (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 500, 505.)
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