CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Character and Reputation Evidence
......Charact. Evid. of Victim: Crim. Cases
.........Authority
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Use of character evidence in criminal actions.

Court did not err in admitting testimony re V's interest in Guatemala and its people, culture, and language to explain why she took an interest in Guatemalan construction workers next door, including D.

V's prior sexual conduct not per se admissible under Evid. Code §1103 simply b/c attack took place in jail; still subject to court's exclusionary power.