State v. Osier

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mark Osier appeals from a judgment of conviction for engaging in sexual contact with a minor under 15 years of age, in violation of Section 12.1-20-03, N.D.C.C. We hold the trial court’s admission of evidence that Osier engaged in prior incidents of sexual misconduct with a minor constituted revers*442ible error, and we reverse the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial.

[¶2] The State charged Osier with six separate counts of engaging in sexual intercourse with his daughter, between January and November 1994, when she was under 15 years of age. A jury found Osier…