How have the courts treated prior crimes against appellant?

Appellant's prior crimes were highly relevant to the most important issue in the casehis intent and consciousness at the time of the current offenses. They were completely separate from the charged offenses, making it unlikely the jury would confuse the issues. The facts of the prior crimes were not inflammatory, as appellant did not carry a weapon or injure the victim during either offense. The jurors were instructed on the limited purpose of the other crimes evidence and were told not to consider it as proof of criminal disposition, and we presume they followed that instruction.(See footnote 2.) (See People v. Lindberg (2008) 45 Cal.4th 1, 24-26.)