A person's propensity, or character, is not barred by the character rule if it is offered for any purpose other than to show a person's conduct on a particular occasion.

Cf. United States v. Iribe-Perez, 129 F.3d 1167, 1173 (10th Cir. 1997) (reversing conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine even though the defendant's compulsory process right was not violated when the government allowed....The prohibition, grounded in the Compulsory Process Clause, against deliberate government action that deprives a criminal defendant of the relevant and material exculpatory testimony of a witness may effectively limit the government's use of hearsay evidence against a criminal defendant.

United States v. Prewitt, 34 F.3d 436, 439 (7th Cir. 1994) (upholding trial court's admission of statements made by defendant Smillie during compromise negotiations with investigators of the Securities Division because....Although settlement negotiations and offers are inadmissible (i) to show the validity or invalidity of a claim when validity is in dispute, (ii) to show the amount of damages when the amount is in dispute, or (iii) to impeach by showing a prior inconsistent statement or specific contradiction, settlement evidence is admissible to show an attempt to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.

Cf. United States v. Danford, 435 F.3d 682, 687 (7th Cir. 2005) (upholding trial court's admission of the conversation between a former employee and the store manager as hearsay exception because it "[was] more akin to a....Federal Rule of Evidence 803(1) and comparable State rules create a hearsay exception for a statement setting forth the declarant's perception of an event or condition at the time the declarant makes the statement or immediately thereafter.