Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 (2026)
Admissibility of evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts - Conditions for admission
✓ current as of May 2026
In a criminal case, evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of any individual, including a deceased victim, the defendant, a witness, or any other third party, in order to show action in conformity with the character trait. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes. The conditions which must be satisfied before allowing such evidence are:
- (1) The court upon request must hold a hearing outside the jury's presence;
- (2) The court must determine that a material issue exists other than conduct conforming with a character trait and must upon request state on the record the material issue, the ruling, and the reasons for admitting the evidence;
- (3) The court must find proof of the other crime, wrong, or act to be clear and convincing; and
- (4) The court must exclude the evidence if its probative value is outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 713,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (12 in the last 5 years), 2018–2025 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Billy Norman Forte (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
State of Tennessee v. Billy Norman Forte (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 . A trial court’s decision to admit evidence under this statute is reviewed for abuse of discretion if the trial court substantially complied with the procedural requirements of the statute.”
State of Tennessee v. William Eugene Moone (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 (2014). Since a trial witness is not in jeopardy of conviction based on his or her “overall character” or “believed propensity to commit crimes[,]” the effect of the 2014 statute is to protect a trial witness against challenges to the witness’s…”
State of Tennessee v. Antonio Maurice Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “T.C.A. § 24-7-125. A trial court’s decision to admit evidence under Tennessee Code Annotated section 24-7-125 is reviewed for abuse of discretion if the trial court substantially complied with the procedural requirements of the statute.”
Brandon Vandenburg v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 . Even if lead counsel was deficient by failing to argue for the admission of this evidence under Tennessee Code Annotated section 24-7-125, the Petitioner has failed to establish prejudice.”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Lee Arthur Moreno (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 . The record reflects that defense counsel, without seeking prior authorization from the trial court, asked Mr.”
State of Tennessee v. Caprice Lashon Peete (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “The State argues that the trial court properly excluded the propensity evidence under Tennessee Code Annotated section 24-7-125 and Rule 404(b) of the Tennessee Rules of Evidence.”
State of Tennessee v. Bobby Hansard (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “” T.C.A. § 24-7-125. In our supreme court’s recent decision in State v.”
State of Tennessee v. Ezekiel Abraham Schmaltz (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “The State responded that it had filed a motion in opposition to the Defendant’s request in which it argued such evidence would be inadmissible pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Evidence 412 and Tennessee Code Annotated section 24-7-125. The State conceded that after the victim…”
State of Tennessee v. Rikiya Joy Parks (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 . 24 Following the State’s argument, defense counsel asserted that the “404(b)” was “about the emails” that Defendant purportedly sent to different organizations to get help for the victim.”
State of Tennessee v. Devin Buckingham (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018). “Before a trial court may permit evidence of a prior crime, wrong, or act, the following procedures must be met: (1) The court upon request must hold a hearing outside the jury’s presence; (2) The court must determine that a material issue exists other than conduct conforming…”
State of Tennessee v. Christian Blackwell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 ; see also State v.”
State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Reynolds (Tenn. 2021). “But see Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 (2017) (applying Rule 404(b) standards with respect to proving “the character of any individual, including a deceased victim, the defendant, a witness, or any other third party”).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125(2) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Antonio Maurice Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “T.C.A. § 24-7-125. A trial court’s decision to admit evidence under Tennessee Code Annotated section 24-7-125 is reviewed for abuse of discretion if the trial court substantially complied with the procedural requirements of the statute.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125(3) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Billy Norman Forte (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-7-125 . A trial court’s decision to admit evidence under this statute is reviewed for abuse of discretion if the trial court substantially complied with the procedural requirements of the statute.”
State of Tennessee v. Antonio Maurice Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “T.C.A. § 24-7-125. A trial court’s decision to admit evidence under Tennessee Code Annotated section 24-7-125 is reviewed for abuse of discretion if the trial court substantially complied with the procedural requirements of the statute.”
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