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Keeping The Door Closed On Bad Acts Character Evidence
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 [...]
Pending Or Unresolved DUI Charges
Posted by on Jun 12, 2009 in Driving crimes, DUI
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 prove [...]
