· 6/24/2020
A& E Bail Bonds v. State
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- finding that evidence of one prior incident was admissible to demonstrate a common scheme or plan
- stating that the potential for prejudice from prior misconduct evidence is at its highest in sexual abuse cases
- where past acts evidence that bolstered witness’ credibility and impugned defendant’s credibility was inadmissible for a proper ER 404(b) purpose, its admission was not harmless
- under nonconstitutional harmless error standard, “the question is whether within reasonable probabilities, the outcome of the trial would have been materially affected had the error not occurred”
- not abuse of discretion to admit evidence that defendant had, “in what would be perceived as grandfatherly behavior,” invited both victims to sit with him in his recliner
- not abuse of discretion to admit evidence that defendant had, “in what would be perceived as grandfatherly behavior,” invited both victims to sit with him in his recliner
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Judges: Seitz C.J.
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