In 1999, the California Supreme Court in People v. Falsetta ruled on the issue of propensity evidence. They
A. ruled that propensity evidence should not be allowed under any circumstances.
B. ruled that propensity evidence may be introduced during the trial but may not be part of opening statements.
C. upheld the right of prosecutors to present evidence about the defendant committing other crimes.
D. upheld the right of prosecutors to present evidence about a defendant's history of committing sex crimes to jurors hearing sex offense cases.
D
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a. a recall test. c. a recognition test. b. a word-fragment test. d. None of the above
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) African Americans. B) European Americans. C) Jewish Americans. D) Asian Americans.