Carter v. State

Fletcher, Justice.

On May 11, 1990, a jury convicted Eddie Sam Carter of the 1989 murder of Vanita Whitt and acquitted him of the 1984 murder of Loretta Hunt.1 Carter appeals his conviction and we reverse.

1. Prior to trial, the State filed a notice of its intention to introduce evidence of similar transactions and, thereafter, Carter sought and received the trial court’s permission to file a motion to sever the two murder counts for trial. Relying upon Dingier v. State, 233 Ga. 462 (211 SE2d 752) (1975), Carter argued that the two counts had been joined only because the offenses were of the…