State v. Anderson

Appellant Rowdy Dane Anderson a/k/a Rowdy Dane Brock, appeals his conviction of issuing a bad check as part of a common scheme, a felony. We affirm.

The sole issue presented for review is:

Did the District Court abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of other crimes?

Background Facts

On October 14, 1994, Appellant opened a checking account with Security State Bank in Plentywood, Montana. Appellant represented to a bank employee that he would make an initial deposit of $70 into his account. However, that deposit was never made.

Appellant began to write checks the same day he opened his account.…