A criminal defendant's other crimes, wrongs, or acts are inadmissible to show the defendant's propensity, or character, for the purpose of showing that the defendant committed the crime for which he or she is on trial.

United States v. Mitchell, 328 F.3d 77, 82-83 (2d Cir. 2003) (upholding trial court's admission into evidence of accused's prior firearm arrest where to rebut accused's claim of ignorance, such evidence "was therefore relevant to whether [accused] knew that his conduct was illegal and,...Evidence of a criminal or wrongful act apart from the act that at issue at trial Is not barred by the prohibition against circumstantial use of character if intent, knowledge, mistake, or accident is a legally-material factual issue, the opposing party suggests the non-existence of knowledge or urges mistake or accident as a defense, and evidence of another crime, wrong, or act is offered to prove the knowledge or the absence of mistake or accident by a criminal defendant or other person.

United States v. Avants, 367 F.3d 433, 444-445 (5th Cir. 2004) (upholding trial court's admission of the 1966 preliminary hearing testimony through Rule 804(b)(1) because the "[defendant] has not presented any reason why....The hearsay exception for prior testimony applies in a criminal case only if the if the party against whom the testimony is now offered had an opportunity and similar motive to develop the testimony in the prior proceeding by direct, cross, or redirect examination. The exception applies in a civil action or proceeding only if the party against whom the testimony is now offered or a predecessor in interest had an opportunity and similar motive in the prior proceeding to develop the testimony by direct, cross, or redirect examination.

United States v. Weinstock, 863 F. Supp. 1529, 1535 (D. Utah. 1994) (upholding trial court's admission into evidence of an out-of-court declaration or affidavit of deceased Skondia [which affected an interest in property as he....There is a hearsay exception for a statement in a document (such as a deed) that purports to establish or affect an interest in property if the statement was relevant to the purpose of the document, unless dealings with the property since the document was made have been inconsistent with the truth of the statement or the purport of the document.