STATE v. VERDE

No. 20080842-CA.

227 P.3d 840 (2010)

2010 UT App 30

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. James Eric VERDE, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

February 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda M. Jones, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Atty. Gen., and Marian Decker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges McHUGH, BENCH, and GREENWOOD.


OPINION

BENCH, Senior Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant James Eric Verde appeals from a jury conviction for sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(2)-(3) (2008), and challenges the trial court's decision to admit evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or bad acts.2 Defendant argues that this bad acts evidence was not admissible pursuant to rule 404(b) of the Utah Rules of Evidence because...

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