Legal Opinion
Kim v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 18, 2016No. A16A0430PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
Following a traffic accident in DeKalb County, Robert Jin Kim was convicted of DUI less safe (OCGA § 40-6-391), and failure to maintain his lane (OCGA § 40-6-48). He now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his DUI conviction from 2010 under OCGA § 24-4-403 (“Rule 403”). After review, we affirm.
According to the evidence adduced at trial,1 in December 2010, a Gwinnett County police officer was on routine patrol at about 1:40 a.m. when he observed a car stopped at a traffic light. The driver, later identified as Kim, appeared to be asleep…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Williams v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
- State v. FrostSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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