State v. Matthews

This is an appeal from the Cleveland Municipal Court jury verdict convicting Karen Matthews, appellant, of soliciting. Appellant contends that the trial court improperly admitted “other acts” testimony to her prejudice and that the jury verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse appellant’s conviction and remand for a new trial.

On the evening of April 29,1983, at about 12:20 a.m., Lieutenant David Good, Detective Mark Kabat, and Officer Robert Haug, while undercover on vice patrol, observed appellant walking westbound on Lorain Avenue…