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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 26 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Villatoro.

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1 People v. Villatoro Anchor
cal · 2012
green “character evidence, sometimes described as evidence of a propensity or disposition to engage in a type of conduct, is generally inadmissible to prove a person's conduct on a specified occasion.” 15
2 People v. Johnson
calctapp · 2010
green “the principal factor affecting the probative value of an uncharged act is its similarity to the charged offense.” 11

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