Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, in a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the alleged victim's trait of peacefulness to rebut any evidence that the alleged victim was the first aggressor and does not have to wait for the defendant to place the character of the victim at issue.

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Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, specifically Rule 404(a)(2)(C), in a homicide case, the prosecutor is allowed to offer evidence of the alleged victim's peaceful character to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor, without waiting for the defendant to first introduce character evidence about the victim.

Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, in a Homicide Case