People v. Reliford

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

In People v. Falsetta (1999) 21 Cal.4th 903 [89 Cal.Rptr.2d 847, 986 P.2d 182] (Falsetta), we rejected a due process challenge to Evidence Code section 1108, which allows evidence of the defendant’s uncharged sex crimes to be introduced in a sex offense prosecution to demonstrate the defendant’s disposition to commit such crimes. We also found that the trial court there had properly declined to give defendant’s special limiting instruction and announced that “[i]n future cases, defendants may request an instruction based on revised CALJIC No. 2.50.01 (1999 rev.) [(6th ed.…