State v. Friedley

SWANSTROM, Judge.

In a jury trial, Robert Allen Friedley was found guilty in March, 1991, of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, marijuana. I.C. § 37-2732. The crimes were committed in May, 1980. Over Friedley’s objection, the district court allowed the jury to hear evidence that Friedley had twice failed to appear at prior court proceedings in the case. Friedley contends that the admission of this evidence unfairly prejudiced his trial. He also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his convictions. We affirm for the following reasons.

Friedley was initially…