People v. Jackson

METZGER, Judge.

The defendant, Steven Jackson, appeals the judgment of conviction of theft entered upon a jury verdict. As grounds for appeal, defendant first argues that in regard to evidence of a similar transaction that was the subject of a criminal charge dismissed after a preliminary hearing, the trial court erred in not barring its admission through application of the doctrine of collateral estoppel. The defendant also contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of other, similar acts, because the People failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that the acts were…