State v. Thomas

BRANCH, Chief Justice.

Defendant first assigns as error the admission into evidence of the testimony of Jerry Makas tending to show the defendant’s commission of a separate offense. Jerry Makas, testifying on behalf of the State, was permitted to relate an encounter between the defendant and him on 4 August 1982, just over two months after the alleged assault on Marc Pruitt. According to Makas, he was walking to a convenience store on Country Club Road at about 11:15 p.m. when he first saw defendant. Defendant was in a van and drove past Makas several times. Defendant parked the van in front…