STATE v. COONROD

No. CX-01-2062.

652 N.W.2d 715 (2002)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Paul Nelson COONROD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

November 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney, Mark Nathan Lystig, Assistant County Attorney, St. Paul, MN, for respondent.

John M. Stuart, State Public Defender, Michael F. Cromett, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by RANDALL, Presiding Judge, LANSING, Judge, and HARTEN, Judge.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellant Paul Coonrod appeals his conviction of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of prior bad acts and in instructing the jury on the elements of the offense. He also argues that the evidence did not establish that his conduct violated the statute. Because we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of prior bad...

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