State v. Jordan

CLIFFORD, Justice.

[¶ 1] George Jordan appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, C.J.) following a jury verdict finding him guilty of reckless conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon (Class C) in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. §§ 211, 1254(2) (1983). Because we agree with Jordan’s contention that the trial court erred in permitting testimony of prior bad acts in violation of M.R.Evid. 404(b), we vacate the judgment. 1

[¶ 2] The record and evidence received at trial reveal the following: Clover Jordan, Jordan’s estranged wife, received three harassing phone…