288 Ga. App. 103 - Evans v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. “The equal access rule, entitling a defendant to acquittal where evidence is presented that others had equal access to a vehicle or that the vehicle had been recently used by others, applies only where the sole evidence of possession of contraband found in the vehicle is the defendant’s ownership or possession of the vehicle. If there is additional evidence of possession of the contraband by the accused — either circumstantial or direct — other than mere ownership, use, or possession of the vehicle, then an issue is made for the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 309 Ga. App. 494 - Arroyo v. State

2. “It is well settled that the credibility of a witness is to be determined by the jury, and the credibility of a victim may not be bolstered by the testimony of another witness; nonetheless, the law does not mandate that trial counsel object when the prosecutor poses a question that allegedly violates that rule. The decision of whether to interpose certain objections is a matter of trial strategy and tactics.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. the State

3. “Evidence that is relevant and material to an issue in a case is not rendered inadmissible merely because it incidentally places the defendant's character in issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 289 Ga. App. 792 - Gassett v. State