Munoz v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of three counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Appellant appealed, raising four separate allegations of error, including the allegation that the district court erred when it reversed itself on a prior ruling and admitted uncharged misconduct evidence. The Supreme Court reversed on that single issue, holding that the district court abused its discretion when, under the circumstances of this case, it reversed its prior ruling after the State had rested and admitted certain uncharged misconduct evidence under Wyo. R. Evid. 404(b), as the record did not show good reason existed for the reversal and the evidence was clearly prejudicial.
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