270 Ga. App. 456 - Houston v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
May 2016
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Williams v. State · 230 Ga. App. 846 - Brooks v. State · Beasley v. State · 245 Ga. App. 531 - Kent v. State · 258 Ga. App. 854 - Gay v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Before similar transaction evidence can be introduced, the state must make three affirmative showings as mandated by Williams v. State 2 First, the state must identify a proper purpose for admitting the transaction; second, the state must show that the accused committed the separate offense; and third, the state must show a sufficient similarity between the independent offense and the crime charged so that proof of the former tends to prove the latter. A decision to admit a similar transaction into evidence is within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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