State v. Naylor

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree burglary, misdemeanor stealing, and driving while revoked. Defendant appealed, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for first-degree burglary and that the circuit court abused its discretion by admitting testimony that demonstrated Defendant’s propensity to engage in criminal activity. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there was sufficient evidence to convict Defendant of first-degree burglary; and (2) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence of uncharged misconduct on the basis that it had a “legitimate tendency to directly establish the defendant’s guilty of the charge for which he [was] on trial.” View "State v. Naylor" on Justia Law