How is evidence of intent, plan or identity admissible as to show intent or identity as to each charged crime?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Wills, C073028 (Cal. App. 2014):

Evidence of other charged or uncharged offenses is relevant to show intent or plan. (Evid. Code, 1101, subd. (b).) Where, as here, all of the charged and uncharged acts followed a similar pattern, we can consider the evidence of all charged and uncharged acts as relevant to the intent as to each charged crime. (Cf. People v. Jones (2013) 57 Cal.4th 899, 925 [joinder of offenses not prejudicial to defendant where joined offenses shared a distinctive modus operandi, rendering the evidence of each crime cross admissible as to "intent, plan or identity"].)

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