Richmond v. State

*925OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, J.:

In Braunstein v. State,1 this court modified the rules of evidence concerning the admissibility of prior bad act evidence in prosecutions of sex crimes. The primary issue in this appeal concerns whether this rule should apply to criminal convictions arising from trials held prior to our decision in Braunstein, and not yet resolved on direct appeal.

We hold that Braunstein is to be applied to all criminal cases arising from trials held prior to that decision and not yet resolved on direct appeal, provided the issue has been preserved for appeal. Following a…