State v. Tena

LANDAU, S.J.

**516In this criminal case, defendant was convicted of felony fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence. ORS 132.586 ; ORS 163.160(3)(c). On appeal, he challenged the admission of evidence that he had previously assaulted two other intimate partners within the last 14 years. The state argued that the evidence was admissible to prove intent, and the Court of Appeals agreed. State v. Tena , 281 Or.App. 57, 384 P.3d 521 (2016). We conclude that the evidence of the two prior incidents of domestic violence were impermissible character evidence. We therefore reverse the…