Carter v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

Jimmy Carter was convicted by a Muscogee County jury of the offense of burglary. Carter appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. Without challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, he alleges that the trial court erred in allowing the similar transaction evidence at trial. We disagree and affirm.

In the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence shows that on Tuesday, January 21, 2003, Amanda Morris was awakened between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. by a loud booming noise. When she came out of her bedroom, she saw Carter standing in her dining room, about three or…