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§ 2404. Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 12. Civil Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 12. Civil Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 40. Evidence Code (Refs & Annos)
Article IV. Relevancy
12 Okl.St.Ann. § 2404
§ 2404. Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes
Currentness
A. Evidence of a person's character or a trait of his character is not admissible for the purpose of proving action in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except:
1. Evidence of a pertinent trait of character offered by an accused or by the prosecution to rebut the same;
2. Evidence of a pertinent trait of character of the victim of the crime offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same, or evidence of a character trait of peacefulness of the victim offered by the prosecution in a homicide case to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor; or
3. Evidence of the character of a witness, as provided in Sections 2607, 2608 and 2609 of this Code.
B. Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity or absence of mistake or accident.

Credits

Laws 1978, c. 285, § 405, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Laws 1991, c. 62, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
12 Okl. St. Ann. § 2404, OK ST T. 12 § 2404
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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