Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 16, 1936No. 25773PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGuerry, J.

1. It is an elementary principle that the commission of one crime is not admissible in evidence to establish the guilt of a party of another crime, unless there is some logical connection between the two from which it can be said that the proof of the one tends to establish the other.

2. Where a defendant has engaged in a course of conduct or done other acts at or about the same time the act in question was committed, and these other transactions are such as to illustrate the state of the defendant’s mind on the subject involved, proof of them may be received, though one or more of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  3. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. Suber v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  5. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Curtis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  2. Fowler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  3. Chandler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  4. Ballenger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  5. Dingler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939

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