State v. Bagley

ARNOLD, Judge.

I

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in admitting Stowe’s testimony that she had bought heroin from him 75 to 100 times in the past. Evidence of prior crimes is inadmissible to show a defendant’s disposition to commit a crime. State v. Little, 27 N.C. App. 211, 218 S.E. 2d 486 (1975); 4 Strong’s N.C. Index 3d, Criminal Law § 34.1. The general rule is that evidence of another offense is inadmissible even though the other offense is of the same nature as the crime charged. State v. McClain, 240 N.C. 171, 81 S.E. 2d 364 (1954). “Since evidence of other crimes is…