Legal Opinion

Houston v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 15, 2004No. A04A2371PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Kara Houston guilty of aggravated assault and robbery. Houston appeals, alleging the trial court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence and in allowing a detective to read the statement of a witness to the jury. We find no harmful error and affirm Houston’s convictions.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that on January 2,2002, Quanitis Reese was working as a cashier at the drive-through window of a Mrs. Winner’s restaurant on Candler Road. A woman, whom Reese positively identified as Houston, came…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Beasley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Kent v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Gay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Copeland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Hayward-El v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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