State v. Bagley

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in permitting the State to introduce evidence tending to show that he committed a separate sexual offense unrelated to the first-degree sexual offense for which he was on trial and in instructing the jury with regard to such evidence. He also argues that the trial court erred in failing to permit the jury to consider verdicts for certain lesser included offenses. The defendant further argues, inter alia, that the trial court committed “plain error” in its instructions to the jury. We find no error.

The defendant was…