Hearsay Article X. Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs Revised Rule 404.
Character is an essential element of a charge, claim, or defense.
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 , subject to rule 412. 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. In all cases in which evidence of character or a trait of character of a person is admissible, proof may be made by testimony as to reputation or by testimony in the form of an opinion. When character evidence is admissible pursuant to this Rule, proof may be made only through opinion testimony or by evidence of specific instances of conduct, if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person committed the act in question. Character may not be proven with reputation evidence.