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Way To Go, Jurors.... |
| Message Name: |
Prior bad acts |
| Date Posted: |
06/15/2005 |
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he WASN'T CHARGED WITH THE PAST BAD ACTS!!!..do you truly know so little about the legal system?..god, i hope you're not a reporter, wrtier, or producer in this business!!! |
| Message: |
In most states, the "prior bad acts" evidence wouldn't have been admissible. For the most part, the prosecution can't introduce, say, prior thefts to prove a defendant charged with shoplifting has a propensity to steal. In CA, Evidence Code 1108 makes prior illegal sexual conduct admissible to show a predisposition to commit sex crimes. (Section 1109 allows prior domestic violence in DV cases -- even if the alleged victim in the prior case is a different one.) Juries are instructed they can't convict solely on the prior evidence, but it is usually pretty damning.
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