Futch v. State

Dillard, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Mark D. Futch was convicted of one count of battery (family violence-first offense) and one count of influencing a witness. Futch appeals his convictions, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior and *377subsequent bad acts without first conducting an explicit balancing test. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the trial court’s guilty verdict,1 the evidence shows that Futch and…