State v. Gower

/FILE IN CLERKS OFFICE IIIII&E COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON DAmFEB 1 3 ~4 1kto.~~·-·. CHIEF TICE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, NO. 88207-0 Respondent, ENBANC v. Filed FEB 1 3 2014 DAVID JOEL GOWER, Petitioner. GORDON McCLOUD, J.-Our rules of evidence have long provided that "[ e]vidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith." Evidence Rule (ER) 404(b ). In 2008, the legislature enacted a statute making an exception for evidence of sex offenses. 1 Former RCW…