State v. DeSantiago

HAYDEN, Judge.

Defendant, Ramon Joseph DeSantiago II, appeals his conviction by a jury of the crime of attempted murder. He asserts the trial court erred by admitting evidence he had planned or committed two other threatening confrontations with his gun on the night of the incident for which he was charged.

On August 3,1986, at approximately 1:45 a.m., DeSantiago and two of his friends attempted to steal the motorcycle of John Slager. When Slager ran towards them, DeSantiago pulled out his gun and cocked it. Slager nonetheless kept approaching the three young men. Ultimately, DeSan-tiago fired…