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Keeping The Door Closed On Bad Acts Character Evidence

Posted by Mario on Dec 14, 2009 in Character evidence, Collateral Fact Rule, Reputation and Opinion

Character Evidence Generally
NRS 48.045(1) governs the admissibility of character evidence in a criminal trial:
1. Evidence of a person’s character or a trait of his character is not admissible for the purpose of proving that he acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except:
(a) Evidence of his character or a trait of his character offered [...]

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Pending Or Unresolved DUI Charges

Posted by Mario on Jun 12, 2009 in DUI, Driving crimes

In some cases, a prosecutor may file a DUI complaint that includes not only evidence of prior DUIs (relevant to determining the proper level of DUI offense) but also pending DUI charges. Evidence of pending or unresolved DUIs is inadmissible under NRS 48.045(2) which expressly prohibits evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts to [...]

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