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notice is given, the form included with these Rules of Evidence
should be completed
and presented to the judges with the ballots, and the prosecution may
also offer such
character evidence during its case-in-chief.
(B) A defendant may offer evidence of an alleged victim’s pertinent
trait, and if the
evidence is admitted, the prosecutor may:
(i) offer evidence to rebut it; and
(ii) offer evidence of the defendant’s same trait.
In lieu of rebuttal witness availability, a defendant must first notify
opposing counsel
in writing at the Captains’ Meeting of the intention to offer such
evidence. If such
notice is given, the form included with these Rules of Evidence
should be completed -3- Last Updated: July 18, 2016
and presented to the judges with the ballots, and the prosecution may
also offer such
character evidence during its case-in-chief.
(C) In a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the
alleged victim’s
trait of peacefulness to rebut evidence that the victim was the first
aggressor.
(3) Exceptions for a Witness. Evidence of a witness’s character may
be admitted under
Rules 607, 608, and 609.