State v. Allen

Defendant was convicted by a jury of first degree arson. He appealed, contending that the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he previously had committed arson. The Court of Appeals affirmed defendant’s conviction without opinion, and defendant petitions this court for review. We granted review to decide whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the trial court’s admission into evidence of a prior arson of a building committed by the defendant. We affirm the Court of Appeals.

FACTS

Defendant was charged with hiring an acquaintance, Michael Dotson, to set fire to a house in…