MIMIC crimes: A’s prior crimes or bad acts inadmissible to prove conduct in conformity, but six situations where the bad acts are admissible to show something specific about the crime charged: motive, intent, absence of mistake/accident, identity, common scheme or plan; method of proof: introducing the conviction or proving that the crime occurred with sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude A committed the crime; may be used in state’s case in chief, A does not have to open door.