What is the test for excluding evidence from the evidence of another crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Meyes, 18 Cal.Rptr. 322, 198 Cal.App.2d 484 (Cal. App. 1961):
It is a basic principle of law that '* * * 'If the evidence of another crime is necessary or pertinent to the proof of the one charged, the law will not thwart justice by excluding that evidence, simply because it involves the commission of another crime.' (Cases cited.) * * * .' (People v. Zatzke, 33 Cal.2d 480, 484, 202 P.2d 1009, 1011.)
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