State v. Martinez

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge. *

Appellant John Henry Martinez, Jr. was convicted of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct based on an incident involving his adult stepdaughter. Appellant challenges (1) the admission of two incidents of prior bad acts as overly prejudicial; (2) the admission of two statements he asserts are hearsay; and (3) a jury instruction. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was charged after his stepdaughter reported to police that he had touched her inappropriately. Appellant was convicted after a jury trial. During trial, the district court admitted several evidentiary items that appellant…