Opinion ID: 1577692
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 27

Heading: James Berry's Incarceration

Text: When asked what she did on August 18th, Minnie Burton testified that she and Appellant drove to Ashland to visit Phyllis Berry's brother, James, who had just gotten out of the pen. The fact that James Berry was incarcerated does not constitute evidence of Appellant's character simply because they were acquainted. Moreover, as this statement was not responsive to any question posed by the Commonwealth, it was not offered to establish Appellant's character in order to prove action in conformity therewith. This evidence does not fall within the ambit of KRE 404(b); accordingly, there was no error. See Fields, 12 S.W.3d at 284 (finding no error in admission of identical testimony at Appellant's first trial).