Is there any error in admitting that a defendant is a criminal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, A155649 (Cal. App. 2020):
Accordingly, there was no error in admitting it. (See People v. Gunder, supra, 151 Cal.App.4th at p. 417 ["the extent to which evidence demonstrates criminal propensity is simply a factor to consider in assessing the prejudice from its admission; it is not a basis for exclusion unless the evidence otherwise lacks any probative value"].)
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