State v. Bower

The defendant, David Forest Bower, appeals his conviction of aggravated assault following a nonjury trial in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Missoula County. We affirm.

The issues on appeal are:

1. Did the District Court commit reversible error when it admitted evidence concerning the defendant’s character during the State’s case-in-chief?

2. Is there sufficient evidence in the record to support the defendant’s conviction of aggravated assault?

On the evening of July 20, 1990, the defendant went to Connie’s Lounge in Missoula, Montana where he encountered his ex-girlfriend,…