California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lynch, D065266 (Cal. App. 2014):
defendant's use of heroin admissible to show knowledge of its narcotic character]; People v. Pijal (1973) 33 Cal.App.3d 682, 691 (Pijal) [defendant's knowledge of the narcotic contents of the drug and his intent to sell were at issue, therefore evidence of his prior narcotics offense was clearly admissible to show his guilty knowledge, motive and intent].)
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