Is there any case law where a defendant has to prove that he committed an earlier crime by showing evidence of the crime committed at the time of trial?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Harvey, 139 N.E. 268, 235 N.Y. 282 (N.Y. 1923):
[6] This evidence, we think, is excluded by the general rule that the people cannot prove the offense charged by showing the commission of earlier or subsequent offenses. [235 N.Y. 295]To this rule there are the exceptions which have been many times given by this court, and which are stated in People v. Molineux, supra. We said:
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