Is a defendant's criminal record relevant under Rule 404(b) of the Criminal Code?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Diaz, 985 F.2d 575 (9th Cir. 1993):
"Rule 404(b) prohibits the government from introducing evidence of a defendant's prior crimes to show that the defendant has a bad character and therefore is likely to have committed the crime with which he is charged." United States v. McKoy, 771 F.2d 1207, 1213 (9th Cir.1985). The admission of any relevant evidence of other crimes is permissible under Rule 404(b) except where the evidence proves only the defendant's criminal disposition. Id.
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