Opinion ID: 2353917
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Heading: Intent & Absence of Mistake or Accident

Text: Because we determine the evidence was admissible on the basis of plan, we need not consider Inkelaar's arguments regarding the propriety of admitting the evidence to prove intent or the absence of mistake or accident. Even if the admission on those grounds was erroneous, the evidence was properly before the jury. The only potential prejudice would be because of including the additional grounds in the limiting instruction. This court has held [a]n overbroad limiting instruction on K.S.A. 60-455 evidence will be deemed harmless error if the defendant was not prejudiced by the inclusion of more material facts than were warranted by the evidence in the case. State v. Edwards, 291 Kan. 532, Syl. ¶ 11, 243 P.3d 683 (2010). We discern no basis for the additional factors to have caused jury confusion or other prejudice in this case, and the instruction, even if overly broad, instructed the jury it could not infer guilt merely because of Inkelaar's disposition to commit crimes. We conclude that even if error occurred, it was harmless because there is not a reasonable probability the error affected the outcome of the trial. See Ward, 292 Kan. at 564-65, 256 P.3d 801 (under harmless error test of K.S.A. 60-261 and K.S.A. 60-2105 appellate court must be persuaded there is no reasonable probability error affected the outcome of the trial).