Mozier v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of rape (two counts), aggravated sodomy (two counts), armed robbery and false imprisonment. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for a new trial and he appeals. Held:

1. Defendant argues that the trial court erroneously permitted the State to introduce evidence of similar crimes. We disagree.

The crimes in question occurred on June 27, 1990. The evidence demonstrated that the victim, a young woman, left work around midnight and started driving home. When she came to a stop sign, she was bumped by a car which had been following her. The…