State v. Now

*171A jury found that defendant committed several acts of violence against his mother, with whom he lived, and convicted defendant of four offenses for those acts. On appeal, defendant assigns error to the admission of evidence that, while he was incarcerated pending trial, he directed another inmate to contact his mother regarding her testimony. He contends that the evidence was hearsay and should have been excluded for that reason. We agree and, because we conclude that the erroneous admission of the evidence was not harmless, we reverse and remand.

The pertinent facts are not disputed.…