California Court of Appeal

Evidence Code section 1108 assists the jury's task by allowing an accused's sexual misconduct history to be considered for whatever light it might shed on perpetrator identity issues, including a defendant's claim of mistaken identity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2002
• Published 12/17/2002

Judges

•  CALLAHAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Waldemar D. Halka, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stan Cross, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Justain P. Riley, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.