Rivers v. State

147 Ga. App. 19 (1978)

248 S.E.2d 31

RIVERS

v.

THE STATE.

55708.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued April 4, 1978.

Decided July 14, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1978.

Falligant, Sims, Hunter & Donaldson, R. B. Donaldson, Jr., for appellant.

Andrew J. Ryan, III, District Attorney, Robert M. Hitch, III, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

BANKE, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of rape and on appeal attacks the admission of evidence of a prior rape for which he had been tried and acquitted. Held:

1. Evidence of prior offenses of a similar nature may be admitted in criminal prosecutions,…