KLEIN, J.
Appellant was convicted of second degree murder after his girlfriend was found stabbed to death. The trial court allowed the state to prove that he had assaulted her four months prior to her murder on the theory that the defense had opened the door by questioning the thoroughness of the state's investigation of the murder. We reverse for a new trial.
The victim was found dead in the bathroom of an apartment with multiple stab wounds and a slit throat...
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