State v. Reitz

Defendant appeals his convictions for public indecency, sexual abuse in the first degree and attempted rape in the first degree. Although we agree with defendant that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of an earlier conviction, we conclude that the error was harmless and affirm.

In October, 1983, Danielle Price was making a phone call from a phone booth at about 2:30 a.m. when she was assaulted by a man, who tried to undress her. She described her assailant to the police. They took defendant into custody shortly thereafter, and she identified him as the man who had attacked her.

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