Fitzgerald v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. In a prosecution for possessing wliisky it is not error to admit evidence showing or tending to show that on other occasions, both before and after the date of the offense charged in the accusation, the defendant possessed whisky. Such evidence is relevant to show intent or motive and circumstances corroborative of the evidence relating to the transaction charged in the accusation upon which the defendant is being tried. Jones v. State, 32 Ga. App. 7 (122 S. E. 905); Ealey v. State, 40 Ga. App. 727 (151 S. E. 400), and cit. Applying the foregoing ruling to the facts of the instant case,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Ealey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Hutchinson v. DobbinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Thrasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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