What is the test for admitting an uncharged crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carr, D068678 (Cal. App. 2016):
Again, the least degree of similarity between the uncharged crime and the charged crime is necessary to admit the uncharged crime for the purpose of demonstrating a defendant's intent with respect to the charged crime. In order to be admissible to prove intent, the uncharged misconduct must be "sufficiently similar" to support the inference that the defendant probably harbored the same intent in both instances. (People v. Ewoldt (1994) 7 Cal.4th 380, 402.)
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