State v. Laws

JAMES K. PREWITT, Judge.

Following jury trial, Timothy R. Laws (“Defendant”) was convicted of forgery, in violation of § 570.090, RSMo 2000. He was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to ten years’ imprisonment. With one point relied on, Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing testimony regarding two other alleged forged checks because such testimony constituted evidence of uncharged crimes and thereby prejudiced Defendant.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at…