Is there any case law where evidence of propensity to commit a crime by propensity has been excluded from the trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hearst, 563 F.2d 1331 (9th Cir. 1977):
Evidence of other criminal acts may be persuasive that the accused is by propensity a probable perpetrator of the crime charged. Nonetheless, it is excluded when offered for this purpose because it may unduly influence the jury and deny the accused a fair opportunity to defend against the particular charge. Michelson v. United States, 335 U.S. 469, 475-76, 69 S.Ct. 213, 93 L.Ed. 168 (1948).
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