STATE v. CRIST

No. 91-424.

833 P.2d 1052 (1992)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Stephen Dale CRIST, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 11, 1992.

As Clarified August 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Smith and Marcia M. Jacobson, Public Defender's Office, Missoula, for defendant and appellant.

Marc Racicot, Atty. Gen., Carol Schmidt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Robert L. Deschamps, III, County Atty., Missoula, for plaintiff and respondent.


McDONOUGH, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County. Defendant, Stephen Crist (Crist) appeals from a ruling of the District Court allowing evidence of `other acts' to be admitted under Rule 404(b), M.R.Evid. Subsequently, a jury found Crist guilty of sexually assaulting 9 year old B.L. We reverse.

The issues for our review are:

I. Did the District Court err by admitting `other acts' evidence to be presented to the...

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