Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of burglary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the jury’s guilty verdict.
Appellant’s sole enumeration of error relates to the admission of evidence of his commission of a prior robbery. The contention on appeal is that the prior robbery was not sufficiently similar so as to authorize its admission as probative evidence of appellant’s identity as the perpetrator of the instant robbery. “If . . . the evidence is being presented to prove the identity of the perpetrator of the offense…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Maggard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Sultenfuss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Mincey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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