Rule 404. Character Evidence; Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts
...This evidence may be admissible for another purpose, such as proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident....
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_404
Criminal Evidence: Character Exceptions, Motive, Intent, and Identity ...
...Identity: Distinctive methods or signatures in past crimes can link the defendant to the current crime, such as using the same mask or phrase in multiple robberies. Motive refers to the reason behind a defendant's actions, providing context for why a crime may have been committed....
https://quizlet.com/study-guides/criminal-evidence-character-exceptions-motive-intent-and-ide-52fedef6-7e19-41bf-8615-e0d8ec93d4d3
Section 404. Character evidence; crimes or other acts - Mass.gov
...This evidence may be admissible for another purpose, such as proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident....
https://www.mass.gov/guide-to-evidence/section-404-character-evidence-crimes-or-other-acts
RULE 404 - Washington Courts
...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....
https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/ER/GA_ER_04_04_00.pdf
Defending Against the Admission Of 404(B) Evidence: Pretrial and ...
...16 FRE 404(b) (advisory committee note). As apparent from the extensive case law on what constitutes ?intrinsic? evidence, the concept of res gestae (evidence part and parcel with the charged offense) has been incorporated into the definition of ?intrinsic? evidence....
https://www.nacdl.org/Nacdl/media/nacdlstore/samples/Pages-from-Criminal-Evidence-Disclosure-Handbook-404b-Evidence-Sample.pdf
Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts [Rule 404 (b)] | NC PRO
...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....
https://ncpro.sog.unc.edu/manual/703-4
Thomas v US: Motive, Intent, Identity and Absence of Mistake
...Four elements of the holding in Drew ? motive, intent, identity, and absence of mistake ? were spelled out in greater detail in a case issued last month by the D.C. Court of Appeals, Todd Matthew Thomas v. United States, 59 A.3d 1252 (D.C. 2013)....
https://koehlerlaw.net/2013/02/motive-intent-identity-and-absence-of-mistake-under-drew/
California Evidence Code section 1101 (2025)
...Except as provided in this section and in Sections 1102, 1103, 1108, and 1109, evidence of a person?s character or a trait?...
https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_1101
Motive - Patrick J Ducharme
...Evidence of motive is relevant and admissible particularly in cases where the evidence raises issues of identity and intention. The motive for an accused to have committed an alleged offence may support both the identity of the person responsible and the reason (s) why he committed the offence....
https://www.pjducharme.com/motive/
What is Motive in a Criminal Case? - Wilson Criminal Defence
...Conversely, proved presence of motive may be an important factual ingredient in the Crown?s case, notably on the issues of identity and intention, when the evidence is purely circumstantial....
https://wilsoncriminaldefence.com/faqs/what-is-motive-in-a-criminal-case/