Moore v. State

Pope, Judge.

Clarence Moore brings these appeals from his conviction of two armed robbery charges. These cases were tried together, and appellant’s two enumerations of error challenge the trial court’s rulings which allowed the State to introduce evidence of a previous armed robbery of which appellant had been tried and acquitted.

As is pertinent to the issues on appeal, the State introduced a statement given by appellant to the police after his arrest in this case. In the statement appellant admitted his participation in the two armed robberies in Chattooga County for which he was on trial.…