What is the test for admitting evidence that involves crimes other than those for which a defendant is being tried?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, B238095 (Cal. App. 2013):
This conclusion, however, does not end the inquiry. "Evidence that involves crimes other than those for which a defendant is being tried is admitted only with caution, as there is the serious danger that the jury will conclude that defendant has a criminal disposition and thus probably committed the presently charged offense." (People v. Thompson (1988) 45 Cal.3d 86, 109.) Although the evidence of defendant's uncharged
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