Legal Opinion

Solis-Morales v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 1, 2012No. A12A0237PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Judge.

Jose Luis Solis-Morales was tried by a Gwinnett County jury and convicted of aggravated assault,1 burglary,2 and six counts of false imprisonment.3 Solis-Morales now appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it allowed the State to present evidence that, *725according to Solis-Morales, is substantially more prejudicial than probative.4 We find no merit to this claim, and we affirm Solis-Morales’s convictions.

It is within the sound discretion of the trial court to determine if the probative value of the evidence “is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Alvelo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Quedens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Zellars v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Clemente v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Brandon Hamlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Doble Martinez Clemente v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Hamlin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Renarda Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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