State v. Sneeden

*509WALKER, Judge.

In his first assignment of error, defendant contends the trial court erred when it admitted evidence of the 1967 rape of Mary Jo Welch Thaxton. According to defendant, this evidence should not have been admitted because it occurred some twenty-three (23) years before the alleged assault upon Angela Hatfield. Because of this lapse of time, defendant argues the prior act is so remote in time that any probative value is outweighed by the prejudicial effect.

In overruling defendant’s objection to the testimony of both Thaxton and Carla Wood, the trial court made detailed findings for…