California · Evidence Code
EVID §1109: (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (e) or (f), in a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of an offense involving domestic violence, evidence of the defendant’s commission of other
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This statute governs evidentiary rules in criminal trials, allowing prior acts of domestic violence, elder abuse, or child abuse to be admitted as evidence against a defendant accused of similar offenses, subject to judicial discretion under evidence rules.
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