What is the relevant evidence in this case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Soria, F053328 (Cal. App. 1/16/2009), F053328 (Cal. App. 2009):

Evidence is relevant if it has any tendency in reason to prove or disprove a material fact. ( 210.) The evidence in this case tends to show intent and motive. An example might help: had the computers contained hundreds of pornographic pictures of little girls (or of adults, for that matter), and none at all of boys, that evidence clearly would be relevant to show that defendant did not commit sex crimes with boys. By the same token, the evidence actually presented in this case showed that defendant had an unnatural, exclusive interest in overweight boys of a certain age, exactly matching the description of the victims at the time of the molestations. (See People v. Falsetta (1999) 21 Cal.4th 903, 912.) Accordingly, we reject defendant's argument that the evidence was not relevant.

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