Brookins v. State

1. The general rule is that “evidence of the commission of one crime is not admissible upon a trial for another, where the sole purpose is to show that the defendant has been guilty of other crimes, and would therefore be more liable to commit the offense charged.” But *326there are exceptions to this rule; one being that “if the evidence is material and relevant to the issue on trial, it is not inadmissible because it may also tend to establish the defendant’s guilt of a crime other than the one charged.” Frank v. State, 141 Ga. 243 (2 b) (80 S. E. 1016). On the trial of one indicted for the…