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Character Evidence Absolute

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

Subject distribution

  • Evidence1

Example wrong choices

  • 19579_grace_chapel · EVIDENCE · Choice Aoverruled, since evidence of past conduct is relevant to establish that a defendant engaged in criminal behavior on a particular occasion.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 19579_grace_chapel · EVIDENCE · Choice Csustained, since character evidence is not admissible against a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice C is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 19579_grace_chapel · EVIDENCE · Choice Dsustained, since proof of unconvicted bad acts is not admissible for the purpose of establishing a person's character.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice D is not the credited answer for this item.

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