Bell v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Vance Bell was found guilty by a Catoosa County jury on one count of theft by receiving, two counts of criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark, and four counts of owning a chop shop.1 His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals. As the State candidly acknowledges, it failed to give proper and timely notice of its intent to introduce evidence of a similar transaction under Uniform Superior Court Rules (USCR) 31.1 and 31.3, and Bell was not afforded a hearing as required by USCR 31.2 and 31.3 (B). We therefore reverse.

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