State v. Goff

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of second-degree assault constituting domestic violence, ORS 163.175, two counts of fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence, ORS 163.160, failure to perform the duties of a driver, ORS 811.700, tampering with physical evidence, ORS 162.295, and disorderly conduct, ORS 166.025. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s order denying his motion in limine to exclude evidence of two prior domestic violence incidents; he contends that that prior misconduct evidence should have been excluded as impermissible character evidence…