Is evidence of a criminal defendant's disposition or propensity to commit the charged offense in a criminal case admissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arevalos, 2d Crim. No. B253663 (Cal. App. 2015):
In general, evidence showing a criminal defendant's disposition or propensity to commit the charged offense is inadmissible. (People v. Villatoro (2012) 54 Cal.4th 1152, 1159.) The rules of evidence thus proscribe "evidence of a person's character . . . when offered to prove his or her conduct on a specified occasion." ( 1101,
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