Olds v. State

Blackwell, Justice.

Vashon Olds was tried by a Dougherty County jury and convicted of the false imprisonment 1 and battery 2 of a woman with whom he previously had a romantic relationship. At trial, the jury heard evidence of these crimes, as well as evidence of two incidents in which Olds had assaulted other women. The prosecution offered the evidence of these other incidents to show criminal intent, among other things, and the trial court admitted it under OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) (“Rule 404 (b)”), which provides in pertinent part:

Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts shall not be admissible…