State v. Richards
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with domestic abuse assault. During trial, the court admitted evidence about previous incidents during which Defendant allegedly slapped the victim, struck her, and threw her against a refrigerator, concluding that these other acts were admissible because they were probative of Defendant’s intent in committing the charged assault. The jury ultimately convicted Defendant of domestic abuse assault. The court of appeals affirmed, concluding that the district court did not err in admitting the other acts evidence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the other-acts testimony under the circumstances of this case.
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