Is evidence that is relevant in the context of a criminal case relevant to the case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Toms, 163 Cal.App.2d 123, 329 P.2d 90 (Cal. App. 1958):
The rule is well settled that except when it shows merely criminal disposition, evidence that is relevant is not excluded because it reveals the commission of an offense other than that charged. As is said in People v. Peete, 28 Cal.2d 306, 315, 169 P.2d 924, 929:
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