State v. Bauer

¶1 On appeal, Chester Bauer challenges the evidentiary basis of a jury conviction of incest in the Third Judicial District Court, Deer Lodge County, Montana. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err by denying a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the basis of insufficiency of evidence?

¶4 2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by denying Bauer’s motion for a mistrial for the erroneous admission of “other crimes” evidence?

¶5 3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by denying Bauer’s request to admit the state crime lab’s…