LEDBETTER v. STATE

No. 43093.

129 P.3d 671 (2006)

John Allen LEDBETTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Oram, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

George Chanos, Attorney General, Carson City; David J. Roger, District Attorney, and James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

MAUPIN, J.

The primary issue before us is whether evidence of uncharged prior acts in a child sexual abuse prosecution may be admissible pursuant to NRS 48.045(2) to show a defendant's motive for committing his crimes.

Appellant John Ledbetter was prosecuted for sexually assaulting his former stepdaughter, L.R. The district court permitted the State to introduce in its case-in-chief evidence that Ledbetter had previously sexually abused...

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