Sweatman v. State

Pope, Judge.

Larry Victory Sweatman brings this appeal from his convictions of rape and aggravated sodomy. Held:

1. In his first enumeration appellant assigns error to the trial court’s admitting evidence of a prior rape conviction. Appellant contends that the State failed to comply with Uniform Superior Court (“USC”) Rule 31.3 by not attaching a copy of the indictment and guilty plea to the notice of intent to present evidence of similar transactions.

USC Rule 31.3 (B) provides in part: “The notice shall be in writing, served upon the defendant’s counsel, and shall state the transaction, date,…