Is a defendant's admission of uncharged sexual acts to show his propensity to commit sexual acts admissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Woods, D066835 (Cal. App. 2015):
Section 11083 allows the admission of uncharged sexual acts to show the defendant's propensity to commit sexual offenses. The section is a significant departure from the general rule that evidence of propensity to commit crime is not admissible. (People v. Villatoro (2012) 54 Cal.4th 1152, 1159-1160.) The admissibility of such evidence is dependent on the trial court's review of the proposed testimony in light of
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