Anderson v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Billy Lee Anderson appeals from his conviction of armed robbery. Held:

1. Defendant first enumerates as error the admission into evidence of a 1972 conviction for armed robbery. “Evidence of other criminal acts of the defendant may be admitted if it is substantially relevant for some other purpose than to show a probability that the defendant committed the crime on trial because he is a man of criminal character. Purposes for which other crimes evidence may be offered include motive, intent, bent of mind, course of conduct, absence of mistake or accident (both are aspects…