State of Oregon, Petitioner on Review v. Shawn Gary Williams, Respondent on Review

Summary

The court held that OEC 404(4) supersedes OEC 404(3) in criminal cases, allowing relevant other-acts evidence for propensity purposes subject to constitutional limits. In child-sexual-abuse prosecutions, due process requires trial courts to apply OEC 403 balancing, and the underwear evidence was logically relevant to whether defendant acted with a sexual purpose. The court therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for consideration of defendant's remaining assignments of error.