Streater v. State

CHASANOW, Judge.

This case presents the issue of whether factual findings contained in a protective order were properly received into evidence as part of the State’s attempt to prove that Roderick V. Streater (Petitioner) committed the offenses of stalking, harassment, and telephone misuse. The Court of Special Appeals affirmed the ruling of the trial court, holding that the protective order was admissible under the intent exception to Maryland Rule 5-404(b), which governs the admission into evidence of other crimes and bad acts.1 For the reasons *803stated below, we find that the trial court…