274 Ga. App. 852 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
November 2012
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · O'NEAL v. State · 268 Ga. App. 246 - Jones v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Evidence [that] incidentally puts character in issue may be admitted if otherwise relevant. The evidence at issue here was relevant to explain why the officer decided to investigate [Pate]. That the evidence showed that [Pate] had [allegedly] committed similar crimes which piqued the officer’s suspicions does not change the result here. Testimony explaining the reason for [the investigation] need not be excluded simply because it incidentally shows the commission of another crime. 17”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Pate v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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