The doctrine of chances refers to:

A. the defendant's attempt to prove the possibility that the crime occurred as the result of a mistake.
B. the practice of admitting statistics to prove a fact.
C. an attempt to convince the jury that the charged crime is not an isolated event due to chance.
D. an attempt to prove that injuries sustained in a particular instance are the result of an accident.


Answer: C

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