State v. Crider
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of felony sexual intercourse without consent, misdemeanor partner or family members assault, and felony tampering with witnesses and informants. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions, holding (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted evidence that Defendant had previously assaulted and harassed the victim; (2) plain error review was not warranted for the Court to review the district court’s jury instruction regarding the evidence of the previous bad acts; and (3) Defendant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel due to his counsel’s failure to object to the State’s use of the previous bad acts.
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