
Victim’s character in a self-defense case: criminal A may introduce reputation/opinion evidence of victim’s violent character to infer victim was 1st aggressor; prosecution may rebut with evidence of victim’s character for peacefulness and A’s character for violence; note A may introduce evidence of victim’s specific acts of violence only to show that A was aware of them and they show A’s state of mind (fear) in responding to victim’s aggression.
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