Dean v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Boggs, Judge.
Anthony Scott Dean appeals from his conviction for two counts of child molestation. He contends that the trial court erred by allowing *732the introduction of similar transaction evidence and by denying his request to impeach the victim with a specific prior bad act. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.
1. Dean contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of similar transactions. Under Williams v. State, 261 Ga. 640 (409 SE2d 649) (1991), the State must show that (1) it “seeks to introduce evidence of the independent offense or act, not to raise an improper…
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