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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and battery against a household member. Additionally, as a term of his probation, he was prohibited from bartending. The Defendant appealed these convictions and the probation condition.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Contended that the district court erred by allowing the State to impeach him with a previous allegation of domestic violence, prohibiting him from calling the victim of the alleged incident to rebut the impeachment, and imposing a probation condition preventing him from working as a bartender (paras 3, 10, 12).
• Appellee (State): Argued in support of the district court's decisions regarding the impeachment with a previous allegation of domestic violence, the exclusion of rebuttal testimony, and the imposition of the probation condition (paras 3, 10, 12).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in allowing the State to impeach the Defendant with a previous allegation of domestic violence.
• Whether the district court erred in prohibiting the Defendant from calling the victim of the alleged incident to rebut the impeachment.
• Whether the district court erred in imposing a probation condition that prevented the Defendant from working as a bartender.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant’s convictions and the condition of probation imposed (para 1).

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, consisting of Judges Kristina Bogardus, Shammara H. Henderson, and Katherine A. Wray, provided the following reasons for their decision:
  Evidentiary Errors: The Court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision to allow the State to impeach the Defendant with a previous allegation of domestic violence. The Court reasoned that the evidence was relevant to contradict the Defendant's testimony and that its probative value was not substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice (paras 4-9).
  Exclusion of Rebuttal Testimony: The Court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the rebuttal testimony of the alleged victim of a separate incident, as it would likely confuse the jury and risk merging a second trial into the case at bar (para 10-11).
  Condition of Probation: The Court concluded that the Defendant failed to preserve the issue of the probation condition for appeal and, even if preserved, the district court did not err in imposing the condition given the link between the Defendant's conviction and his alcohol use (paras 12-13).