State v. Barney

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 Phillip Virgile Barney held Victim hostage overnight in a pickup truck on a lonely country road, beating Victim and holding a knife to her throat in the process. During the ordeal, Barney told Victim that he intended to continue to torture her and eventually kill her. Based on this incident, a jury convicted Barney of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and violation of a protective order. Barney claims his convictions should be reversed because the trial court allowed evidence of other acts of abuse that Barney had perpetrated against Victim. We reject Barney's…