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S 4592 In Committee

Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes

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Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Feb 10, 2025
Last action
Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO CODES
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
33 · Low