Gonzalez v. State

Smith, Judge.

Amoldo Cieuentes Gonzalez was indicted with three others on one count of trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31. After a mistrial was declared in his first jury trial, Gonzalez was retried and convicted. His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals.

1. Gonzalez enumerates as error the trial court’s admission of evidence of a similar transaction. The record shows that the trial court held a pretrial hearing pursuant to Uniform Superior Court Rule 31.3 (B) and Williams v. State, 261 Ga. 640 (2) (b) (409 SE2d 649) (1991). The trial court found that the State satisfied the…