State v. Schmeets

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Jeffrey Schmeets appeals a district court’s criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia. Because the district court erred by allowing evidence of Schmeets’ two prior felony convictions to be introduced into evidence without conducting the balancing test required by N.D.R.Ev. 403, and because it is impossible to determine that the use of the evidence did not substantially affect Schmeets’ right to a fair trial, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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