State v. Brown

Following a trial by jury, defendant was convicted of fourth-degree assault, felony driving while revoked, driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), reckless driving, and four counts of recklessly endangering another person. The charges arose after defendant allegedly drove his car while intoxicated and crashed into the car ahead of him, which, in turn, crashed into the car ahead of it.

On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of defendant’s prior convictions— two for manslaughter and six for DUII—without first weighing the risk of unfair prejudice…