Turner v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Samuel A. Turner appeals his convictions for a stop sign violation and for driving under the influence of alcohol, following jury trial, contending that the trial court committed a reversible error by failing to give the jury limiting instructions contemporaneously with the introduction of similar transaction evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The issues of the giving of a limiting instruction in connection with similar transaction evidence, the necessity of the defendant requesting such charge in writing, and the timing of the giving of a limiting charge…