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STATE v. BUTLER

No. WD 155192.

984 S.W.2d 860 (1998)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. William BUTLER, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

December 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Bartholow, Asst. Public Defender, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Catherine Chatman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.

William Butler appeals the circuit court's judgment convicting him of two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of assault in the third degree. He asserts that the circuit court erred in overruling his objections to evidence regarding other crimes committed by him. We find that the state's repeated references to other crimes were more prejudicial than probative; therefore, we reverse the circuit court's judgment and...

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