People v. Vasher

I dissent. The majority holds that Sherry Culkar’s testimony was admissible because the defendant put his character at issue by testifying that he would not have molested the victims because he loved them. The majority concludes that inquiry into specific acts of conduct, and proof thereof by extrinsic evidence, was proper as rebuttal. However, in the majority’s stampede to affirm the defendant’s conviction, it entirely ignores this Court’s precedent and demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the Rules of Evidence, specifically MRE 405 and 608(b). ,

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The majority contends that the…