The Federal Rules of Evidence give guidelines for when evidence about a person’s character may be considered admissible in court

The Federal Rules of Evidence give guidelines for when evidence about a person’s character may be considered admissible in court. Consider the following:

What do you think the purpose for having guidelines about the admissibility of character evidence is? Give one example of a situation where character evidence was inadmissible in a criminal trial.
The admissibility of character evidence for the victim of rape at the trial of the alleged rapist is a controversial topic. Explain reasons why a judge may or may not admit character evidence about a rape victim at trial.
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