STATE v. OSIER

Criminal No. 960346

569 N.W.2d 441 (1997)

1997 ND 170

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Mark C. OSIER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Constance Louise Cleveland (argued), Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee.

Michael R. Hoffman appeared on behalf of Court-Appointed Counsel Mark A. Beauchene and moved for admission of Marc G. Kurzman (argued), of Kurzman, Grant & Ojala, Minneapolis, for defendant and appellant.


NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mark Osier appeals from a judgment of conviction for engaging in sexual contact with a minor under 15 years of age, in violation of Section 12.1-20-03, N.D.C.C. We hold the trial court's admission of evidence that Osier engaged in prior incidents of sexual misconduct with a minor constituted reversible error, and we reverse the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial.

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