State v. Darby

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

Defendant was convicted of first-degree robbery of a deli that occurred on October 12,1998. During the course of that trial, the State was permitted to introduce other-crime evidence of a subsequent robbery for the sole purpose of bolstering the credibility of Basim Hobson, a critical prosecution witness. He testified that he and defendant committed both robberies. The critical issue presented in this appeal is whether the admission of that evidence deprived defendant of a fair trial. The trial court ruled against defendant and the Appellate…