State v. Hartman (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 161 N.E.3d 651
• 161 Ohio St. 3d 214
• 2020 Ohio 4440

Syllabus

Criminal law—Other-acts evidence—Evid.R. 404(B)—Other-acts evidence must prove something other than a defendant's disposition or propensity to commit certain acts and must be probative of a proper particular purpose for which it is offered—Other-acts evidence must be excluded under Evid.R. 403(A) when its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury—A trial court's limiting instruction to a jury regarding its consideration of other-acts evidence should be narrowly tailored to state the specific purpose for which the evidence is being offered.