P. v. Oliver
Fifty-nine-year-old Donald James Oliver (defendant) told the jury he was in a diabetic blackout when he walked into a bank, gave the teller a note announcing the robbery and threatening that there was a bomb at his feet, and walked out with bait money recorded by the bank. After defendant testified he did not intend to steal any money, he had a good head on his shoulders, and he would not steal, the trial court reversed its earlier ruling excluding evidence of three prior robbery convictions, admitted the evidence, and gave limiting instructions to the jury. On appeal, defendant argues that admission of the prior crimes evidence, including the robberies and a forgery conviction, constitutes an abuse of discretion. Court disagree and affirm.
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