State v. Hoak

Larry Matthews Hoak appeals from his judgment of conviction for first degree stalking. He asserts error in the district court’s decision to permit evidence at trial of other misconduct he had committed.

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BACKGROUND

Hoak was charged with first degree stalking, Idaho Code §§ 18-7905, 18-7906, for stalking his former girlfriend through repeated efforts to contact her by letter and telephone in violation of a no-contact order. Before trial, the State filed an Idaho Rule of Evidence 404(b) notice of intent to offer evidence of misconduct by Hoak other than the charged acts. 1 The proffer included…