State v. Allen

HEDRICK, Judge.

Based upon his second assignment of error, defendant contends that the court erred in permitting the prosecuting witness to testify regarding prior sexual advances and physical abuses by defendant. Defendant argues that this evidence was “inadmissible under the recognized rules of evidence” and “highly prejudicial to the defendant.” We disagree. It is well-established in this State that when the defendant in a criminal trial does not testify, evidence of other offenses is inadmissible if its only relevancy is to show the character of the accused or his disposition to commit an…