Nelson v. State

I must respectfully dissent. At issue in this appeal is Nelson’s intent to manufacture methamphetamine. The admitted 1988 convictions showed that Nelson possessed methamphetamine and that he delivered methamphetamine. Neither conviction was relevant to show that over a decade later he had the intent to manufacture. No methamphetamine was found in the car, and Nelson was charged with neither possession nor delivery in this case. I note that the State offered as relevant evidence of intent the items seized from the car he was driving,1 all of which do relate to the manufacture of…