STATE v. VERDE

No. 20100286.

296 P.3d 673 (2012)

2012 UT 60

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James Eric VERDE, Defendant and Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Marian Decker , Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.

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


Justice LEE, opinion of the Court:

¶ 1 James Eric Verde was convicted of sexual abuse of a child. At trial, the court admitted evidence of two prior uncharged sexual assaults by Verde. On appeal to the court of appeals, Verde challenged the admissibility of that evidence under Utah Rule of Evidence 404(b), asserting either that it was not offered for a non-character purpose or that its probative value was substantially...

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