Mims v. State

Adams, Judge.

Reginald Mims was convicted by a jury of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (possession of cocaine), having an open container of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. He appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Mims first contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for mistrial after the State improperly introduced evidence of bad character. “We review a trial court’s denial of a motion for mistrial based on the injection of improper character evidence for manifest abuse of the court’s discretion.” Torres v. State, 258 Ga.…