California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, C072951 (Cal. App. 2014):
the risk of serious prejudice. . . .' [Citation.] Therefore, the law places other restrictions on its admissibility." (People v. Thompson (1980) 27 Cal.3d 303, 318.) Relevant here, section 352 provides for the exclusion of otherwise admissible evidence if its probative value is "substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission [would] . . . create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." "Since 'substantial prejudicial effect [is] inherent in [other crimes] evidence,' uncharged offenses are admissible only if they have substantial probative value." (Ibid.)
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