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Section 51. Character evidence not generally admissible - Evidence

Section 51. Character evidence not generally admissible of Evidence. Section 51. Character evidence not generally admissible; exceptions: - (a) In Criminal Cases: (1) The accused may prove his good moral character

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Section 51. Character evidence not generally admissible; exceptions: -

(a) In Criminal Cases:

(1) The accused may prove his good moral character which is pertinent to the moral trait involved in the offense charged.

(2) Unless in rebuttal, the prosecution may not prove his bad moral character which is pertinent to the moral trait involved in the offense charged.

(3) The good or bad moral character of the offended party may be proved if it tends to establish in any reasonable degree the probability or improbability of the offense charged.

(b) In Civil Cases:

Evidence of the moral character of a party in civil case is admissible only when pertinent to the issue of character involved in the case.

(c) In the case provided for in Rule 132, Section 14, (46a, 47a)

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