What is the impact of the evidence of sexual abuse against Paredes?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Paredes, B250169 (Cal. App. 2016):
Paredes argues that the evidence of his conduct with M.S. was extremely inflammatory because it showed "an on-going pattern of long-term abuse" and therefore portrayed Paredes as "a serial child molester." Exactly. The very purpose of Evidence Code section 1108 is to give "'the trier of fact in a sex offense case the opportunity to learn of the defendant's possible disposition to commit sex crimes' [citation]" (People v.
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