State v. Adams

OPINION

ROTH, Judge:

11 Verbery Adams appeals his conviction following a bench trial for attempted murder, a first degree felony. Adams contends that the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence a fourteen-year-old conviction for murder in violation of Utah Rule of Evidence 404(b)'s notice and noncharacter purpose requirements. See Utah R. Evid. 404(b). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 On October 4, 2008, Adams attended a party at an apartment complex where he and Allan Saena got into a fight. Allan, who was very intoxicated, punched Adams because Adams was talking to "one of [Allan's] girls."…