State v. Collins

I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that, contrary to the determination of the *618Appellate Court, the defendant, Ricardo Collins, is not entitled to a new trial due to the improper admission of highly prejudicial evidence. Specifically, I believe that the Appellate Court properly determined that the trial court committed harmful error when it permitted the state to introduce testimony establishing that the defendant had shot Stephen Rose in an incident that occurred three months prior to the shooting of the victim in the present case, namely, Calvin Hopkins.1 Although it is undisputed…