State v. Moore

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Gregory Moore's convictions and sentences for second degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. It held that evidence of Moore's earlier, knife-involved assault was admissible under the other-acts rule for nonpropensity purposes because the incidents were similar, occurred within eight months, and involved Moore's asserted motive, intent, knowledge, and absence of mistake or accident. The court also concluded that the evidence's probative value was not substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice, particularly because the jury received a limiting instruction.