Murphy v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Marty Murphy appeals from his convictions of armed robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated assault and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Murphy contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his prior armed robbery conviction as a similar transaction. “Before evidence of similar offenses is admissible, two criteria must be met. First, it must be shown that appellant was the perpetrator of the similar offenses, and second, there must be sufficient similarity or connection between the independent crimes and the offense charged that proof of the former tends to…