State v. Heidelbach

In addition to the usual contention on review that defendant-appellant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt was not established by the evidence, one primary legal question is raised: Whether evidence of defendant’s expenditures shortly after the date of the burglary was properly admitted.

Although courts agree that evidence of a defendant’s financial condition after the time when the alleged perpetration of the crime took place is relevant, they disagree on the necessity of foundation evidence.

“It has been held that generally evidence of the wealth or poverty of the defendant is not admissible in…