Is evidence of domestic violence admissible to prove a defendant had a propensity to commit domestic violence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, E065552 (Cal. App. 2017):
"Under Evidence Code section 1109, evidence of a prior act of domestic violence is admissible to prove the defendant had a propensity to commit domestic violence when the defendant is charged with an offense involving domestic violence." (People v. Rucker (2005) 126 Cal.App.4th 1107, 1114.)
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