Is evidence of sexual assault against a defendant in a sexual assault case not inadmissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Camphor, A151488 (Cal. App. 2018):
An exception to this rule, however, is set forth in section 1108, which provides: "In a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a sexual offense, evidence of the defendant's commission of another sexual offense or offenses is not made inadmissible by Section 1101, if the evidence is not inadmissible pursuant to Section 352." ( 1108, subd. (a) (hereafter section 1108(a)); People v. Nguyen (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1096, 1115-1116.)
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