{"id":4519,"date":"2017-08-10T16:04:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T16:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4519"},"modified":"2018-02-11T02:33:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T02:33:55","slug":"rule-404-character-evidence-crimes-or-other-acts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4519","title":{"rendered":"Rule 404 \u2013 Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(a) Character Evidence<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(1) Prohibited Uses<\/em>. Evidence of a person\u2019s character or character trait is not admissible to prove that on a particular occasion the person acted in accordance with the character or trait.<\/span><\/p>\n

(2) Exceptions for a Defendant or Victim in a Criminal Case<\/em>. The following exceptions apply in a criminal case:<\/span><\/p>\n

(A) a defendant may offer evidence of the defendant\u2019s pertinent trait, and if the evidence is admitted, the prosecutor may offer evidence to rebut it;<\/span><\/p>\n

(B) subject to the limitations in Rule 412<\/a>, a defendant may offer evidence of an alleged victim\u2019s pertinent trait, and if the evidence is admitted, the prosecutor may:<\/span><\/p>\n

(i) offer evidence to rebut it; and<\/span><\/p>\n

(ii) offer evidence of the defendant\u2019s same trait; and<\/span><\/p>\n

(C) in a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the alleged victim\u2019s trait of peacefulness to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor.<\/span><\/p>\n

(3) Exceptions for a Witness<\/em>. Evidence of a witness\u2019s character may be admitted under Rules 607<\/a>, 608<\/a>, and 609<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(b) Crimes, Wrongs, or Other Acts<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(1) Prohibited Uses<\/em>. Evidence of a crime, wrong, or other act is not admissible to prove a person\u2019s character in order to show that on a particular occasion the person acted in accordance with the character.<\/span><\/p>\n

(2) Permitted Uses; Notice in a Criminal Case<\/em>. This evidence may be admissible for another purpose, such as proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident. On request by a defendant in a criminal case, the prosecutor must:<\/span><\/p>\n

(A) provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence that the prosecutor intends to offer at trial; and<\/span><\/p>\n

(B) do so before trial \u2014 or during trial if the court, for good cause, excuses lack of pretrial notice.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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