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'X `SBNCLARAC93MALLONEEStoll"noncommission"Frye Mc Alpin 3d RptrPeoZollnerH"   oQ, d  X d X? ' xdE0,?? ' xdE&,?  , 88 1  , 88 2  , 88 3  , 88 4  , 88 5  , 88 6  , 88 7  , 88 8  , 88 9  , 10  , 11  , 12  , 13  , 14  , 15  , 16  , 17  , 18  , 19  , 20  , 21  , 22  , 23  , 24  , 25  , 26  , 27  , 283|x LIBRARY.STYLIBRARY.STY^1-( -("@HOZqE?00004/Nmpϟ @2RQ@LL "@HOZqE?00004/Nmpϟ @2RQ@LL "@HOZqE?00004/Nmpϟ @2RQ@LL =>?<6X9`+Courier< 9+CourierBold<6X9`+Courier ?xxx,,Xx4){?xxx,,/XxUTR&HHH,,fhH4)(#U-33 !  _ FX8XXdd8X   % 7 X5XXX@N N SUPERIORCOURTOFCALIFORNIA,COUNTYOFTHEPEOPLEOFTHESTATEOF   D )  CaseNo.  CALIFORNIA,  <      D )     4    <      D )   H   4   Plaintiff,   D )  DEFENDANT'SCHARACTERFOR  \  4    <      D )  NONDEVIANTSEXUALBEHAVIOR    4 vs.   <      D )  ISADMISSIBLE     4    <      D )   X    4    <      D )    l   4    <      D )  Date:  0   4   Defendant.   D )  Time:   ___________________________________)0  Dept:h %%  FXX8XXdXXd8XX8*  @, ISSUE     4 Maytheaccusedintroduceexpertandlayopinionevidenceofhischaracterfor_nondeviant_Ԁsexualbehavior? 4 @"EVIDENCEOFTHEACCUSED'S  $ @.. CHARACTERFORNONDEVIANTSEXUAL   @# BEHAVIORISADMISSIBLE \  4 InPeoplev._Stoll_(1989)49C3d1136,265Cal_Rptr_Ԁ111the 4 SupremeCourtruledthatadefendantcouldpresentexpertopinionofgoodcharactertoshownoncommissionofacrime.Thecourtfoundthatthelegislatureimplicitlyendorsedlackofdevianceasarelevantcharactertraitinalewdandlasciviousconductcase. 4 Theabsenceofa"disposition"tendstoprovethatdefendanthasnotcommittedthecrime. 4 Criminaldefendantsareauthorizedtousecharacterevidence,includingexpertopinion,toproveconductinconformitywith $'t"- characterasallowedbyEvidenceCodesection1102.Peoplev. (#/ _Stoll_,supraat1159.Thisisanexceptiontothegeneralrule 4*%1 statedbyEvidenceCodesection1101whichprohibitsuseofevidenceofaperson's_s_Ԁcharacter(byopinion,reputationorspecificinstances)toproveconductonaspecifiedoccasion. T$  .*7 _Defendantscanofferlackofdevianceascircumstantialevidencethatadefendantisunlikelytohavecommittedchargedactsof 8 molestation.Ibid.Stollunderstoodthatthetestimonyisoffered  bythedefendanttosuggestthathedidnotcommittherequisite H  act.    4 Thatopinionmaybebasedonmatterperceivedbyorpersonally X   knowntothewitnessormadeknowntohimatorbeforethehearing,  0  whetherornotadmissible,thatisofthetypeofmatterthe h  reasonablymayberelieduponbyanexpertinforminganopinion @  uponthesubjecttowhichhistestimonyrelates.EvidenceCode x  section801. P  4 Stollalsorecognizesthatnopreciselegalrulesdictatethe  properbasisforanexpert'sjourneyintoapatient'smindtomake ` judgementsabouthisbehavior.Thecourt'shavepermittedan  experttorelyonstandardizedpsychologicalteststoreachan  p opiniononamentalstateatthetimeactswerecommitted.   4 Experttestimonyofthedefendant'spersonalityhasbeen 0  admittedtoprovethatdefendantwasnotlikelytocommitcertain " actsinthefuture. @ $  4 Kelly/FryestandardshaveneverbeenappliedbyCalifornia !& courtstoexpertmedicaltestimonyandthesubjectmatterisas P#( esotericasthereconstitutionofapaststateofmindorthe $( * predictionoffuturedangerousness,oreventhediagnosisofan `&!, unusualformofmentalillnessnotlistedinthediagnosticmanual '8#. oftheAmericanPsychiatricAssociation.Peoplev.Stoll,supraat p)$0 1157. *H&2  4 Expertopinionthatthedefendantshowsnoobvious ,'4 psychologicalorsexualproblemiscircumstantialevidencewhich .X)6 bearsonwhetherhecommittedsexualactsuponchildrenandis  admissiblecharacterevidenceonhisbehalf.Id.,at1162. 8 @" THEACCUSEDCANINTRODUCE  @jjLAYOPINIONCHARACTEREVIDENCE  @ OFHISNONDEVIANTSEXUALBEHAVIOR H    4 Layopinionevidencebasedonpersonalobservationof   defendant'sconductwithchildrenisapropersubjectoflay X   opiniontestimonyandisrelevanttoachargeofchildmolestwhere  0  theopinionisbasedonlongtermobservationofdefendant's h  consistentlynormalbehavioraroundchildren.Peoplev.McAlpin @  (1991)53C.3d1289,283Cal.Rptr.382.Wheretheopiniongoes x  beyondfactshepersonallyobserveditisinadmissible. P  4 Testimonyoflaywitnesses,notbasedsolelyonspecific  instancesinwhichthedefendantcouldhavemolestedchildren,but ` basedonlongtermpersonalobservationofthedefendant's  consistentlynormalbehaviorwithchildrenisadmissible.Ibid.  p  4 Testimonythatthedefendantdoesnothaveareputationfor  beingsexuallyattractedtoyounggirlsisrelevantandadmissible 0  characterevidenceinachargeofchildmolest.Ibid.The " rationalebehindthisisthatevidencethatthedefendantdoesnot @ $ haveabadreputationforrelevantcharactertrait(sexual !& deviancy)isadmissibleastendingtoshowhehasagoodreputation P#( forthattrait.EvidenceCodesection1102.Peo.v.McAlpin, $( * supra.Reputationevidenceistheestimationinwhichan `&!, individualisheld.Itisthecharacterimputedtoanindividual '8#. ratherthanwhatisactuallyknownofhimbythewitnessorothers. p)$0 Suchtestimonydoesnotneedtobebasedonpersonalobservationof *H&2 thewitness.Ibid. ,'4  4 Testimonyofcharacterwitnessesthatthedefendanthasa .X)6 reputationasapersonofhighmoralsexualcharacterisrelevant  andadmissiblereputationopinionevidence.Ibid. 8  4 Theevidencecodeprovidesfortheadmissibilityoflay  opinion. H   4 EvidenceCodeSection800:   8 4 "Ifawitnessisnottestifyingasanexpert,his X   testimonyintheformofanopinionislimitedtosuchan  l  opinionasispermittedbylaw,includingbutnotlimited  0  toanopinionthatis: 4(#4(# 8 4  (a)Rationallybasedontheperceptionofthe h  witness;and,| 4(#4(# 8 4  (b)Helpfultoaclearunderstandingofhis @  testimony." 4(#4(#  4 Inthecaseof Hollandvs.Zollner (1894)102C633,638,36P < 930,thecourtfirstestablishedtheuseoflayopiniontodescribe  variousmentalandmoralaspectsofhumanity.Theseincluded L temper,fear,angerandexcitement. $ 8 4 "Love,hatred,sorrow,joy,andvariousothermentaland \ moraloperations,findoutwardexpression,asclearto  p theobserverasanyfactcomingtohisobservation,but 4 hecanonlygiveexpressiontothefactbygivingtohim  theultimatefact,andwhichforwantofamoreaccurate l expression,wecallopinion." Hollandvs.Zollner , 0  supra,638.D!4(#4(# @VV) CONCLUSION  |#  4 Expertopinionthatthedefendantdoesnotshowsignsofa !T% charactertraitforsexualdeviancyisadmissible.Laywitnesses "' whoarefamiliarwiththepartiescantestifyastotheirpersonal $d) opinionastothedefendant'scharacterforsexualnondeviancy. % + Laywitnessescantestifyastothedefendant'sreputationfornon $'t"- deviantsexualcharacter. (#/  4 Dated: 4*%1  4    <   Respectfullysubmitted, + '3  4    <   ________________________________ D-(5  4    .X)6  4    <   AttorneyforDefendant#XAXXXAT#