Rule 404. Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes.
(a) Character evidence generally. - Evidence of a person's character or a trait of his character is not admissible for the purpose of proving that he acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except:
(1) Character of accused. - Evidence of a pertinent trait of his character offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same;
(2) Character of victim. - Evidence of a pertinent trait of character of the victim of the crime offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same, or evidence of a character trait of peacefulness of the victim offered by the prosecution in a homicide case to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor;
(3) Character of witness. - Evidence of the character of a witness, as provided in Rules 607, 608, and 609.
(b) Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. - Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake, entrapment or accident. Admissible evidence may include evidence of an offense committed by a juvenile if it would have been a Class A, B1, B2, C, D, or E felony if committed by an adult. (1983, c. 701, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 7, s. 3; 1995, c. 509, s. 7.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 4 - Relevancy and Its Limits.
Rule 401 - Definition of "relevant evidence."
Rule 402 - Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.
Rule 403 - Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time.
Rule 404 - Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes.
Rule 405 - Methods of proving character.
Rule 406 - Habit; routine practice.
Rule 407 - Subsequent remedial measures.
Rule 408 - Compromise and offers to compromise.
Rule 409 - Payment of medical and other expenses.
Rule 410 - Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements.
Rule 411 - Liability insurance.
Rule 412 - Rape or sex offense cases; relevance of victim's past behavior.
Rule 413 - Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome.