Hayes v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Timothy Hayes was convicted of possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Defendant first contends the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce evidence of a previous crime.

At the hearing on the admissibility of the prior crimes evidence (and again at trial) the State presented testimony that in December 1983 officers obtained a search warrant for defendant’s residence. At the time the premises were searched, defendant and two other individuals…