Grier v. State

Adams, Judge.

Contravious Grier was convicted by a jury of rape, armed robbery, burglary, false imprisonment (two counts), terroristic threats and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the admission of similar transaction evidence and the denial of his motion for mistrial. We affirm.

1. Grier first challenges the admission of two similar incidents, arguing that the prior incidents had no logical connection to the charged crimes, and were not sufficiently similar to allow evidence of the prior incidents…