United States v. Pruitt
United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
PEARSON, Senior Judge:
When the defense offers evidence of an accused’s good character, may the prosecution rebut it with extrinsic evidence of specific acts of misconduct offered solely to rebut the character evidence? Our answer is no.
FACTS
A routine computer audit disclosed that appellant, a postal money order clerk, submitted documents reporting the sale of two money orders for $1000 less than their actual cash value. Charged with stealing the $1000 and signing false documents to cover the thefts, appellant pled not guilty and requested trial with members.
*865Testifying on the merits, appellant…
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