New Mexico Supreme Court· 4/18/1994

State v. Williams

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874 P.2d 12
117 N.M. 551

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concluding that evidence was inadmissible under Rule 11-404(B), but holding the error harmless
noting that ‘‘[t]he test under the catch-all rules is whether the out-of-court statement — not the witness’s testimony — [must have] circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness.”
stating that “[tjhe purpose of Rule 404(B) is to exclude the admission of character traits to prove that a defendant acted in accordance with those traits”
stating that other-acts evidence that only goes to propensity is excluded because “such evidence is not probative of the fact that the defendant acted consistently with his past conduct in committing the acts at issue”
stating that \[t]he purpose of Rule 404(B) is to exclude the admission of character traits to prove that a defendant acted in accordance with those traits\
finding the credibility of the witness, who is subject to cross-examination, irrelevant to a determination of admissibility

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Judges: Baca, Montgomery, Patricio, Serna

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