California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Muldrow, 202 Cal.App.3d 636, 248 Cal.Rptr. 891 (Cal. App. 1988):
[202 Cal.App.3d 648] The court affirmed the admission of the robbery prior but rejected the Attorney General's thesis, pointing out that defendant's interim acts of misconduct were not indicative of a character trait of either dishonesty or untruthfulness. However, the court stated, "We would find merit in the argument ... if such subsequent acts had a substantial relevancy to establish a character trait of dishonesty or untruthfulness." ( People v. Newton, supra, 107 Cal.App.3d 568, 576, 166 Cal.Rptr. 60.)
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