State v. Streit
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant of manslaughter in the first degree, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain evidence.
During trial and in an effort to support his self-defense theory, Defendant sought to admit evidence that the victim had searched an Internet shopping site for weapons in the days leading up to the incident in which Defendant fatally stabbed the victim. The trial court concluded that the evidence was not admissible, relevant or material and denied Defendant's motion in limine to admit the evidence. Defendant challenged this ruling on appeal, arguing that the evidence was both relevant and admissible as uncharged misconduct evidence. The Supreme Court disagreed, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to admit into evidence the victim's Internet searches for weapons.
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