California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bowen, E049844 (Cal. App. 2011):
create "substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." (People v. Harrison (2005) 35 Cal.4th 208, 230.) More specifically, "[E]vidence of a person's character . . . is inadmissible when offered to prove . . . conduct on a specified occasion." (Evid. Code, 1101, subd. (a).) However, nothing in the statute "prohibits the admission of evidence that a person committed a crime, civil wrong, or other act when relevant to prove some fact (such as . . . intent . . .) other than his or her disposition to commit such an act." (Evid. Code, 1101, subd. (b).)
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