STATE v. BAKER

No. 64511-1-I.

259 P.3d 270 (2011)

162 Wash.App. 468

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Michael Shawn BAKER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered July 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Charles Link , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Heidi Joanne Jacobsen-Watts , King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


GROSSE, J.

¶ 1 Evidence of a defendant's prior crimes, wrongs, or acts is presumptively inadmissible to prove character or to show action in conformity therewith. Such evidence is, however, admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, absence of mistake or accident, or to assist the jury in assessing the credibility of a witness who is the victim of domestic violence at the hands of the defendant. Here, the trial court properly determined that evidence...

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