Is evidence of violent character 2 admissible in a murder trial?

Evidence Code section 1103 ¹ authorizes the defense in a criminal case to offer evidence of the victim's character to prove his conduct at the time of the charged crime. Consequently, in a prosecution for a homicide or an assaultive crime where self defense is raised, evidence of the violent character ² of the victim is admissible to show that the victim was the aggressor. (People v. Rowland [1968] 262 [135 Cal.App.3d 447] Cal.App.2d 790, 797, 69 Cal.Rptr. 269; People v. Smith [1967] 249 Cal.App.2d 395, 404-405, 57 Cal.Rptr. 508.)