State v. Gateley

I concur in the result. I am of the opinion that the evidence recited in the majority opinion was sufficient for the giving of MAI-CR3d 310.50, regarding voluntary intoxication. One or more members of the jury may have felt that the reprehensible behavior charged would not have occurred except for Appellant’s intoxication.

The points raised as to character in both appeals fortify my opinion that character evidence is “usually insignificant, and often misleading, in the trier of facts’ consideration of the main issues. I believe such evidence tends to confuse more than it helps.” State v.…