Williams v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant, Kevin Williams, appeals his sentence and judgment of conviction of robbery, robbery by snatching, aggravated assault, and obstruction of an officer. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred by ruling that evidence of his prior robbery was admissible as a similar transaction, and that the admission of appellant’s prior miscon duct, as a similar transaction, constituted an impermissible attack upon his character. Held:

Decided March 12, 1990. G. Scott Sampson, for appellant. Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, A. Thomas Jones, Assistant District…