Crimes, Wrongs, or Other Acts Permitted Uses; Notice in a Criminal Case.

• A. Rule 407
• B. Rule 404. (b)(2)
• C. Rule 408. (a)(1)
• D. Rule 409

Answer: (B)

The key idea is how other acts can be used in a criminal case and what the prosecution must do to introduce that kind of evidence. Evidence of crimes, wrongs, or other acts may be admitted for purposes other than showing the defendant’s character, such as proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake. But in a criminal case there’s a protective rule: the prosecution must give reasonable advance notice of its intention to offer such evidence. That notice gives the defense a chance to challenge admissibility, relevance, and potential prejudice before trial.

This notice requirement and the allowed non-character purposes come from Rule 404(b)(2). The other listed rules address different topics—like remedial measures, offers to settle, or offers to pay medical expenses—and do not govern the notice framework for admitting other-acts evidence.