State v. Leber

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Associate Presiding Judge:

T 1 Defendant Kenneth Anthony Leber appeals his jury conviction of second degree felony child abuse. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-109 (Supp.2006). On appeal, Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of Defendant's prior crimes and bad acts without first conducting an inquiry under rule 404(b) of the Utah Rules of Evidence. See Utah R. Evid. 404(b). Defendant also claims ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 In January 2006, Defendant was involved in an altercation with his fifteen-year-old…