Evans v. State

Phipps, Judge.

After a jury trial, Alton G. Evans was convicted of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by admitting certain similar transaction evidence and in instructing the jurors about the limited use of similar transaction evidence. In addition, Evans complains that the jurors were impermissibly apprised that his co-indictees had pled guilty. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

At trial, the state presented evidence that on February 3, 2006, police officers responded to citizens’ complaints about ongoing activity at a…