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Character Evidence Victim’s Attacked Main Differences Btw Cec

Front Main differences btw CEC and FRE on character evidence
Back 1) Victim’s character may be attacked by specific acts
2) Victim’s character for non-violence cannot be offered just because the defendant
claims self-defense
3) Once the victim’s character is attacked by D, prosecution can only offer evidence of D's violence (FRE allows same character trait)
4) No sexual misconduct propensity evidence against D in civil cases except 

Tags: cal.evidence, evidence

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