What is the test for admitting evidence of prior acts of child abuse?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wade, 233 Cal.Rptr. 48, 43 Cal.3d 366, 729 P.2d 239 (Cal. 1987):
The trial court, as required, weighed the prejudicial effect against the probative value of the proffered evidence. (See People v. Green (1980) 27 Cal.3d 1, 24-26, 164 Cal.Rptr. 1, 609 P.2d 468.) It found the balance in favor of admissibility. In light of the substantial relevancy of the evidence, it is clear that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence of prior acts of child abuse.
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