When ruling on the admissibility of propensity evidence, a trial judge must address two questions: (a) whether the propensity evidence is of such calibre that there is no reasonable view of it other than as supporting an inference of guilt; and (b) whether, if admitted, the evidence as a whole (not the propensity evidence alone) is reasonably capable of excluding all innocent hypotheses, assessed on the assumption the propensity evidence is accurate and truthful. There is no fixed temporal limit on the admissibility of propensity evidence.
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