State v. Verde

Justice LEE,

opinion of the Court:

11 James Eric Verde was convicted of sexual abuse of a child. At trial, the court admitted evidence of two prior uncharged sexual assaults by Verde. On appeal to the court of appeals, Verde challenged the admis*676sibility of that evidence under Utah Rule of Evidence 404(b), asserting either that it was not offered for a non-character purpose or that its probative value was substantially outweighed by a risk of unfair prejudice. The court of appeals deemed the evidence admissible for two non-character purposes and affirmed. We reverse Verde's conviction and remand…