People v. Panozzo

Defendant was found guilty of violating a stalking no-contact order. He appealed, arguing that the trial court erred when it allowed the State to introduce evidence of defendant’s guilt of offenses not contemplated by the charging instrument. The appellate court reversed, finding that the information did not properly inform defendant of the charges against him and that the trial court improperly allowed admission of other crimes evidence that was highly prejudicial. The appellate court reversed the conviction outright instead of remanding for a new trial because defendant had already completed the term of conditional discharge imposed by the court and had been subject to two trials, both of which resulted in an overturned conviction, for charges related to a non-violent misdemeanor. (LYTTON and SCHMIDT, concurring)