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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of one count of battery upon a peace officer and one count of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. The charges stemmed from an incident where the Defendant allegedly kicked a police officer and exhibited resistant behavior during an encounter with law enforcement. The prosecution introduced a video from a pending misdemeanor case against the Defendant to demonstrate his intent and character, which the Defendant argued was impermissible character evidence and irrelevant to the case at hand.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued that the State engaged in improper questioning to elicit impermissible character evidence, the district court erred in admitting a video from a pending misdemeanor case, the State failed to present sufficient evidence of battery upon a peace officer, the prosecutor committed misconduct, and the convictions violate double jeopardy.
• Appellee (State): Contended that the video from the Defendant's pending case was relevant to show intent, arguing that the Defendant's behavior in the video was indicative of his intent to verbally abuse and disobey orders from officers.

Legal Issues

• Whether the admission of a video from the Defendant's pending misdemeanor case was permissible under various rules of evidence.
• Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the Defendant's conviction for battery upon a peace officer.
• Whether the prosecutor's conduct and the convictions violated principles of double jeopardy.

Disposition

• The court held that the admission of the video was an abuse of discretion, reversed the Defendant's conviction, and remanded for a new trial. The court found sufficient evidence to support the Defendant's conviction for battery upon a peace officer but did not address the remaining issues due to the decision to reverse and remand.

Reasons

• The court, consisting of Judges Jacqueline R. Medina, Zachary A. Ives, and Katherine A. Wray, unanimously found that the video from the Defendant's pending case was inadmissible character evidence under Rule 11-404(B) and its admission constituted an abuse of discretion (paras 3, 17). The court determined that the video was used to show the Defendant's propensity to resist and argue with police, which is prohibited by Rule 11-404(B) (paras 3, 13-15). The court also concluded that the error in admitting the video was not harmless, as there was a reasonable probability that it affected the verdict (paras 18-21). However, the court found sufficient evidence to support the Defendant's conviction for battery upon a peace officer, thus allowing for the possibility of a retrial without violating double jeopardy principles (paras 22-27).