State v. Crist

This is an appeal from the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County. Defendant, Stephen Crist (Crist) appeals from a ruling of the District Court allowing evidence of ‘other acts’ to be admitted under Rule 404(b), M.R.Evid. Subsequently, a jury found Crist guilty of sexually assaulting 9 year old B.L. We reverse.

The issues for our review are:

I. Did the District Court err by admitting ‘other acts’ evidence to be presented to the jury through the testimony of Kathy Lamb?

II. Did the District Court err by denying Crist’s request for psychological evaluation of the complaining witnesses by a…