Edison Carraman v. the State of Texas

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• explaining that propensity evidence is excluded because it might “overpersuade” a jury and cause them to “prejudge one with a bad general record”
• noting that defendant's prior crimes or ill name \might logically be persuasive that he is by propensity a probable perpetrator of the crime\
• stating that the prosecution may permissibly ask questions concerning events “about which people normally comment and speculate”
• noting that “[o]nly a conviction [] may be inquired about to undermine the trustworthiness of a witness”
• rulings by trial courts on character evidence will be disturbed “rarely and only on clear showing of prejudicial abuse of discretion”
• concluding that, when the defendant elects to initiate a character inquiry, not only is the defendant permitted to call witnesses to testify from hearsay, but such witnesses are not allowed to base their testimony on anything but hearsay

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