Legal Opinion
Rivers v. K-Mart Corporation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2014No. A14A0752PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Presiding Judge.
In an action for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment, Richard Rivers appeals from the denial of his motion in limine to exclude evidence of his prior arrests and convictions. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion by finding that, with respect to only the damages portion of his claims, the evidence of Rivers’s experience with the criminal justice system was not barred by OCGA § 24-4-403. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.
This is the second appearance of this case. In the earlier appeal, Rivers v. K-Mart Corp.…
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