California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kronemyer, 189 Cal.App.3d 314, 234 Cal.Rptr. 442 (Cal. App. 1987):
"Consequently, to be admissible under section 1101, subdivision (b), the 'other offense' offered as evidence must satisfy certain foundational requirements; it must be (1) 'similar' to the crime charged; (2) not remote in time; and, (3) not merely cumulative with respect to other evidence which the People may use to prove the same issue. [Citations.] ...." (People v. Poon, supra, 125 Cal.App.3d at p. 71, 178 Cal.Rptr. 375.)
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