Assertion: character evidence | /r/HasProperty | inadmissible
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: in the united states
type: LOCATION
value: in a criminal trial
type: LOCATION
value: in civil suits
type: LOCATION
value: in the majority of u.s. jurisdictions
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the majority of U.S. jurisdictions, character evidence is inadmissible in civil suits when being used as circumstantial evidence to prove that a person acted in conformity with their character; it is considered to be an unfair basis from which to attempt to prove that an individual behaved in a particular way on a particular occasion.
text: In the United States, character evidence is inadmissible in a criminal trial if first offered by the prosecution as circumstantial evidence to show that a defendant is likely to have committed the crime with which he or she is charged—the prosecution may not, in other words, initiate character evidence that shows defendant's propensity to commit a crime.
text: If the reputation or opinion evidence is being offered by the defendant to show the rape victim's past sexual conduct, character evidence is inadmissible.  
text: Such character evidence is generally inadmissible.