Can the trial court exclude all evidence of appellant's prior sexual assault conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cropper, 2d Crim. No. B279926 (Cal. App. 2018):
People v. Merkley, supra, 51 Cal.App.4th 472, did not require the trial court here to exclude all evidence of appellant's prior conviction. The evidence was not admitted to enhance appellant's sentence. It was instead admitted, under Evidence Code section 1108, to demonstrate appellant's disposition to commit sexual offenses. There was no error.
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