Legal Opinion

Phillips v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 29, 1935No. 24555PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

In the trial of a prosecution for possessing whisky it is not error to admit evidence that on other occasions, shortly before or shortly after the date of the offense charged in the accusation, whisky was found in the possession of the defendant. “Where knowledge, motive, intent, good or bad faith, and other matters dependent upon a person’s state of mind, are involved as a material element in a particular criminal offense for which a defendant is on trial, and the defendant has engaged in a course of conduct or done other acts at or about the same time the act in question was committed, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  2. Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  4. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  5. Mays v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  2. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  3. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  4. Holbrook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938

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