Defendant seeks to introduce evidence that the victim had a violent history and a dangerous character to support a claim related to motive, opportunity, or identity. When is such evidence admissible?

• A. Admitted to show the victim's violent history.
• B. Admitted to show the defendant's fear.
• C. Admitted only if it goes toward motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or accident; and if the victim commits an overt act, evidence of a pertinent trait may be admissible.
• D. Not admissible in any case.

Answer: (C)