CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Character and Reputation Evidence
......To Prove Conduct & Prior Bad Acts
.........Admis. When Relv to Prove Fact In Issue
............Admissible to Show Preparation
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Character evidence admissible to prove preparation.

Evidence of other crimes admissible to prove fact in issue. (Fed. Rules of Evid.)

D's statement that, if served with TRO, he would be very upset, did not know how he would respond, had guns and wasn't afraid to use them, was evidence showing he was contemplating his eventual assault 2 years beforehand.

Evidence that D carried duct tape, handcuffs and stun gun to crime scene that could have been used to restrain or immobilize Vs was relevant to preparation, relevant to establish premeditation, a disputed fact.