California Evidence Code 1102 – In a criminal action, evidence of the defendant’s character or a …
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In a criminal action, evidence of the defendant‘s character or a trait of his character in the form of an opinion or evidence of his reputation is not made inadmissible by Section 1101 if such evidence is:
(a) Offered by the defendant to prove his conduct in conformity with such character or trait of character.
Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1102
- Action: includes a civil action and a criminal action. See California Evidence Code 105
- Conduct: includes all active and passive behavior, both verbal and nonverbal. See California Evidence Code 125
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Evidence: means testimony, writings, material objects, or other things presented to the senses that are offered to prove the existence or nonexistence of a fact. See California Evidence Code 140
(b) Offered by the prosecution to rebut evidence adduced by the defendant under subdivision (a).
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)