A. Evidence of a person's character or a trait of his character is not admissible for the purpose of proving action in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except:

1. Evidence of a pertinent trait of character offered by an accused or by the prosecution to rebut the same;

2. 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; or

3. Evidence of the character of a witness, as provided in Sections 2607, 2608 and 2609 of this Code.

B. Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action 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 or accident.

Historical Data

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Laws 1978, SB 276, c. 285, § 405, eff. October 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1381, c. 62, § 1, eff. September 1, 1991.

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Cite	Name	Level
		NELSON v. WOOD	Cited
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1988 OK CR 35, 751 P.2d 742,	PICKENS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 50, 751 P.2d 1081,	REYES v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 57, 753 P.2d 359,	ROJEM v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 59, 753 P.2d 908,	BROWN v. STATE	Discussed
	1988 OK CR 88, 755 P.2d 97,	SALYERS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 90, 753 P.2d 1371,	LANDTROOP v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 92, 754 P.2d 1215,	BURTON v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 102, 755 P.2d 120,	INGRAM v. STATE	Discussed
	1988 OK CR 108, 757 P.2d 388,	STEWART v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 181, 762 P.2d 950,	BEAR v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 192, 767 P.2d 1354,	FREEMAN v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 202, 761 P.2d 492,	HODGE v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 211, 762 P.2d 969,	DUNHAM v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 222, 762 P.2d 987,	WOODS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 246, 764 P.2d 530,	JOHNSON v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 286, 766 P.2d 1002,	HALL v. STATE	Discussed
	1988 OK CR 296, 767 P.2d 887,	LAMB v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 1, 771 P.2d 224,	DREW v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 16, 773 P.2d 1281,	COATES v. STATE	Discussed
	1989 OK CR 21, 774 P.2d 476,	HOLT v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	1989 OK CR 29, 777 P.2d 948,	McCLENDON v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 51, 779 P.2d 562,	FOX v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 55, 779 P.2d 990,	QUILLIAMS v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 56, 779 P.2d 993,	HYATT v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 66, 781 P.2d 326,	JONES v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 72, 782 P.2d 139,	HAWKINS v. STATE	Cited
	1990 OK CR 12, 788 P.2d 404,	PALMER v. STATE	Cited
	1990 OK CR 62, 798 P.2d 222,	HARDIMAN v. STATE	Cited
	1990 OK CR 72, 799 P.2d 1128,	WELLS v. STATE	Discussed
	1991 OK CR 43, 809 P.2d 63,	MOORE v. STATE	Cited
	1991 OK CR 64, 825 P.2d 621,	DUVALL v. STATE	Discussed
	1991 OK CR 72, 815 P.2d 676,	CRUMLEY v. STATE	Cited
	1991 OK CR 86, 815 P.2d 1197,	LUNA v. STATE	Cited
	1991 OK CR 94, 817 P.2d 263,	ROWLAND v. STATE	Cited
	1991 OK CR 97, 819 P.2d 1362,	LAFEVERS v. STATE	Discussed
	1991 OK CR 118, 821 P.2d 378,	WHITE v. STATE, EX REL. HOPPER	Cited
	1992 OK CR 17, 829 P.2d 47,	CAMRON v. STATE	Cited
	1992 OK CR 55, 840 P.2d 1,	BECHTEL v. STATE	Discussed
	1992 OK CR 70, 841 P.2d 1156,	BLAKELY v. STATE	Discussed
	1992 OK CR 73, 841 P.2d 1159,	WALKER v. STATE	Discussed
	1993 OK CR 1, 846 P.2d 1120,	ELMORE v. STATE	Discussed
	1993 OK CR 21, 852 P.2d 729,	SALAZAR v. STATE	Cited
	1993 OK CR 49, 862 P.2d 487,	ALLEN v. STATE	Cited
	1993 OK CR 59, 867 P.2d 1309,	PAXTON v. STATE	Cited
	1994 OK CR 5, 871 P.2d 46,	WILSON v. STATE	Discussed
	1994 OK CR 12, 871 P.2d 56,	BROWN v. STATE	Discussed
	1994 OK CR 13, 871 P.2d 79,	ALLEN v. STATE	Cited
	1994 OK CR 15, 870 P.2d 175,	LALLI v. STATE	Cited
	1994 OK CR 34, 879 P.2d 1227,	DENNIS v. STATE	Cited
	1994 OK CR 43, 876 P.2d 707,	MALONE v. STATE	Cited
	1994 OK CR 64, 887 P.2d 1326,	SATTAYARAK v. STATE	Cited
	1994 OK CR 79, 888 P.2d 494,	LAMBERT v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 4, 906 P.2d 759,	BOWIE v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 33, 898 P.2d 1287,	HAMMON v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 34, 899 P.2d 635,	JONES v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 52, 904 P.2d 138,	MARTINEZ v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 72, 909 P.2d 74,	CHENEY v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 79, 913 P.2d 1356,	PENNINGTON v. STATE	Cited
	1996 OK CR 2, 912 P.2d 878,	KNIGHTON v. STATE	Discussed
	1996 OK CR 19, 917 P.2d 980,	PARKER v. STATE	Cited
	1979 OK CR 10, 594 P.2d 771,	BURKS v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2001 OK CR 3, 19 P.3d 866, 72 OBJ 388,	PICKENS v. STATE	Discussed
	2001 OK CR 13, 28 P.3d 579, 72 OBJ 1819,	ABSHIER v. STATE	Cited
	2001 OK CR 25, 32 P.3d 869, 72 OBJ 2629,	CIPRIANO v. STATE	Discussed
	2002 OK CR 16, 45 P.3d 907,	MATTHEWS v. STATE	Cited
	2006 OK CR 5, 128 P.3d 521,	JONES v. STATE	Cited
	2006 OK CR 12, 133 P.3d 312,	MYERS v. STATE	Cited
	2007 OK CR 1, 152 P.3d 255,	JAMES v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2007 OK CR 14, 157 P.3d 749,	MARQUEZ-BURROLA v. STATE	Cited
	2007 OK CR 16, 157 P.3d 1155,	SMITH v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2007 OK CR 23, 164 P.3d 176,	ANDREW v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2007 OK CR 27, 164 P.3d 1089,	COLE v. STATE	Cited
	2007 OK CR 29, 164 P.3d 208,	EIZEMBER v. STATE	Cited
	2008 OK CR 19, 188 P.3d 208,	WILLIAMS v. STATE	Cited
	2008 OK CR 26, 192 P.3d 1264,	LOWERY v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 3, 202 P.3d 839,	RUTAN v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 8, 204 P.3d 793,	JAMES v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 7, 204 P.3d 777,	HORN v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2010 OK CR 1, 229 P.3d 1261,	OWENS v. STATE	Discussed
	2010 OK CR 23, 241 P.3d 214,	CUESTA-RODRIGUEZ v. STATE	Cited
	2011 OK CR 6, 248 P.3d 918,	HARMON v. STATE	Discussed
	2011 OK CR 29, 268 P.3d 86,	DAVIS v. STATE	Cited
	2012 OK CR 7, 274 P.3d 161,	NELOMS v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2013 OK CR 11, 313 P.3d 934,	MILLER v. STATE	Cited
	2016 OK CR 18, 387 P.3d 922,	PULLEN v. STATE	Cited
	2017 OK CR 16, 400 P.3d 875,	BAIRD v. STATE	Cited
	2018 OK CR 9, 421 P.3d 314,	KIRKWOOD v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2018 OK CR 10, 421 P.3d 890,	NICHOLSON v. STATE	Cited
	2018 OK CR 19, 422 P.3d 788,	BRAMLETT v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2018 OK CR 20, 423 P.3d 617,	TRYON v. STATE	Discussed
	2018 OK CR 39, 434 P.3d 318,	VANDERPOOL v. STATE	Discussed
	2019 OK CR 2, 437 P.3d 1061,	WHITE v. STATE	Cited
	2019 OK CR 12, 443 P.3d 579,	MOORE v. STATE	Discussed
	2019 OK CR 15, 446 P.3d 1248,	TAFOLLA v. STATE	Cited
	2019 OK CR 17, 448 P.3d 1134,	HOLTZCLAW v. STATE	Cited
	2019 OK CR 22, 450 P.3d 933,	HARRIS v. STATE	Cited
	2020 OK CR 9, 465 P.3d 227,	WALL v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2020 OK CR 16, 473 P.3d 1053,	KNAPPER v. STATE	Cited
	1999 OK CR 44, 992 P.2d 409,	Anderson v. State	Discussed
	2000 OK CR 5, 995 P.2d 510, 71 OBJ 427,	Powell v. State	Discussed
	2021 OK CR 33, 500 P.3d 641,	SHAW v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2000 OK CR 8, 2 P.3d 356, 71 OBJ 989,	Welch v. State	Discussed at Length
	2022 OK CR 3, 504 P.3d 613,	GILLIOMS v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 25, 519 P.3d 526,	VANCE v. STATE	Discussed
	2022 OK CR 31, 523 54,	PURDOM v. STATE	Cited
	2023 OK CR 1, 525 P.3d 46,	PEREZ v. STATE	Discussed
	2024 OK CR 27, 558 P.3d 35,	STATE v. KRIGEL	Cited
	2025 OK CR 8,	REECE v. STATE	Discussed
	2025 OK CR 10,	REECE v. STATE	Discussed
	2025 OK CR 15,	LOPEZ v. STATE	Discussed
	2026 OK CR 4,	STATE v. CRAWFORD	Discussed at Length
	1981 OK CR 2, 629 P.2d 1263,	TURNER v. STATE	Cited
	1981 OK CR 64, 629 P.2d 370,	MILLER v. STATE	Cited
	1981 OK CR 112, 634 P.2d 747,	McALPINE v. STATE	Cited
	1981 OK CR 117, 634 P.2d 760,	DRIVER v. STATE	Discussed
	1981 OK CR 118, 634 P.2d 1313,	COLE v. STATE	Discussed
	1981 OK CR 120, 634 P.2d 1318,	BOOMERSHINE v. STATE	Cited
	1981 OK CR 140, 636 P.2d 372,	WILLS v. STATE	Cited
	1982 OK CR 49, 644 P.2d 118,	BRISTOW v. STATE	Cited
	1982 OK CR 88, 646 P.2d 615,	TAYLOR v. STATE	Cited
	1982 OK CR 89, 656 P.2d 277,	SMITH v. STATE	Discussed
	1982 OK CR 108, 649 P.2d 560,	SCOTT v. STATE	Cited
	1982 OK CR 136, 650 P.2d 876,	PHILLIPS v. STATE	Cited
	1982 OK CR 185, 654 P.2d 647,	LONG v. STATE	Discussed
	1982 OK CR 187, 654 P.2d 657,	OWENS v. STATE	Cited
	1982 OK CR 188, 654 P.2d 1058,	RUSSELL v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 4, 657 P.2d 180,	WOODS v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 14, 658 P.2d 492,	NUTTER v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 64, 663 P.2d 747,	WOMBLE v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 70, 664 P.2d 1039,	HANCOCK v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 102, 666 P.2d 1290,	RICHARDSON v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 110, 667 P.2d 472,	CRISP v. STATE	Cited
	1997 OK CR 6, 933 P.2d 904,	Conover v. State	Discussed
	1997 OK CR 15, 935 P.2d 338,	Bryan v. State	Cited
	1997 OK CR 30, 942 P.2d 211,	COHEE v. STATE	Cited
	1997 OK CR 47, 946 P.2d 246, 68 OBJ 2905,	Spunaugle v. State	Cited
	1997 OK CR 64, 947 P.2d 1090, 68 OBJ 3623,	Hooper v. State	Cited
	1997 OK CR 78, 950 P.2d 839, 69 OBJ 87,	Slaughter v. State	Cited
	1997 OK CR 79, 951 P.2d 651, 69 OBJ 68,	Douglas v. State	Discussed at Length
	1998 OK CR 19, 959 P.2d 1, 69 OBJ 1030,	Wood v. State	Cited
	1998 OK CR 24, 970 P.2d 1158, 69 OBJ 1501,	Lewis v. State	Cited
	1998 OK CR 39, 964 P.2d 875, 69 OBJ 2421,	Jackson v. State	Cited
	1998 OK CR 71, 972 P.2d 356, 70 OBJ 78,	State v. Gaytan	Cited
	1999 OK CR 3, 989 P.2d 1, 70 OBJ 242,	Huskey v. State	Discussed
	1984 OK CR 16, 674 P.2d 573,	WILKETT v. STATE	Discussed
	1999 OK CR 15, 980 P.2d 1081, 70 OBJ 1223,	Short v. State	Cited
	1999 OK CR 33, 984 P.2d 813, 70 OBJ 2402,	Martinez v. State	Cited
	1999 OK CR 34, 990 P.2d 875, 70 OBJ 2414,	Mooney v. State	Cited
	1984 OK CR 39, 676 P.2d 842,	RUSHING v. STATE	Cited
	1984 OK CR 92, 690 P.2d 463,	NUCKOLS v. STATE	Cited
	1984 OK CR 105, 715 P.2d 1093,	BOWEN v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 12, 695 P.2d 8,	HUDDLESTON v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 14, 695 P.2d 13,	JONES v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 16, 695 P.2d 861,	RHODES v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 22, 695 P.2d 879,	HENDERSON v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 26, 696 P.2d 501,	KOONCE v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 63, 700 P.2d 1021,	BRODBENT v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 105, 707 P.2d 35,	ROUBIDEAUX v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	1985 OK CR 111, 706 P.2d 163,	MELVIN v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 131, 707 P.2d 554,	SIMPSON v. STATE	Cited
	2000 OK CR 14, 8 P.3d 883, 71 OBJ 2063,	Gilson v. State	Cited
	1986 OK CR 51, 717 P.2d 1147,	RAYMOND v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 107, 721 P.2d 1327,	FREEMAN v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 112, 721 P.2d 1336,	GIDEON v. STATE	Discussed
	1986 OK CR 128, 724 P.2d 776,	CHAMBER v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 131, 724 P.2d 262,	SHIETZE v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 160, 727 P.2d 1374,	EBERHART v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 172, 728 P.2d 854,	VOWELL v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 187, 731 P.2d 424,	JOHNSON v. STATE	Discussed
	1987 OK CR 38, 734 P.2d 303,	GRIFFITH v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 49, 734 P.2d 820,	GARCIA v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 78, 736 P.2d 538,	HOPPER v. STATE	Discussed
	1987 OK CR 94, 737 P.2d 1206,	SMITH v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 106, 738 P.2d 533,	HAYES v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 109, 738 P.2d 177,	FITCHEN v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 113, 741 P.2d 482,	THOMAS v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	1987 OK CR 174, 742 P.2d 1131,	FOSTER v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 181, 743 P.2d 133,	BROWN v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 190, 742 P.2d 591,	AYLOR v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 200, 743 P.2d 144,	HARDRIDGE v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 213, 743 P.2d 1101,	GOODWIN v. STATE	Cited
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1987 OK CIV APP 70, 744 P.2d 1285, 58 OBJ 2699,	Moss v. Magnetic Peripherals, Inc.	Cited
	1989 OK CIV APP 28, 774 P.2d 1075, 60 OBJ 1629,	Malnar v. Whitfield	Cited
	1993 OK CIV APP 83, 855 P.2d 1074, 64 OBJ 2195,	American Biomedical Group, Inc. v. Norman Regional Hosp. Authority	Cited
	2001 OK CIV APP 11, 19 P.3d 899, 72 OBJ 589,	KING v. NEAL	Cited
	2001 OK CIV APP 130, 35 P.3d 1009, 72 OBJ 3307,	STATE EX. REL. GIBSON v. 1997 DODGE 350 ONE-TON DUALLY PICKUP	Cited
	2003 OK CIV APP 22, 66 P.3d 462,	IN THE MATTER OF S.D.	Cited
	2003 OK CIV APP 98, 79 P.3d 1128,	COPELAND v. TELA CORPORATION	Discussed
	2013 OK CIV APP 70, 308 P.3d 183,	IN THE MATTER OF J.K.T.	Cited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1994 OK 146, 890 P.2d 881, 65 OBJ 4192,	Tansy v. Dacomed Corp.	Discussed at Length
	1995 OK 10, 903 P.2d 263, 66 OBJ 583,	Strubhart v. Perry Memorial Hosp. Trust Authority	Cited
	1995 OK 106, 914 P.2d 644, 66 OBJ 3187,	State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Assn. v. Eakin	Cited
	2003 OK 45, 70 P.3d 835,	HIGHTOWER v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.	Cited
	2006 OK 84, 148 P.3d 880,	LERMA v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.	Cited
Oklahoma Jury Instructions- Criminal
	Cite	Name	Level
		Evidence of Defendant's Character	Discussed
		Evidence of Deceased's Character	Cited

Citationizer: Table of Authority

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Cite	Name	Level
None Found.