State v. Whitbeck

POHLMAN, Judge:

¶ 1 Brandon Tyler Whitbeck appeals his convictions of one count of failure to stop or respond at the command of a police officer, a third degree felony, see Utah Code Ann. § 41 -6a-210 (LexisNexis 2014), and one count of theft by receiving stolen property, a second degree felony, see id. § 76-6-408 (2017). On appeal, Whitbeck argues that the trial court exceeded its discretion in admitting prior bad acts evidence under rule 404(b) of the Utah Rules of Evidence and that his trial counsel performed ineffectively by failing to object to the introduction of prejudicial photographs,…