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Freeman v. State

Citations

  • 486 S.E.2d 348
  • 268 Ga. 185
  • 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 2353
  • 1997 Ga. LEXIS 362

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  • adopting standard of proof for admissibility of other acts evidence established under Federal Rule of Evidence 404 (b) by Huddleston v. United States, 485 U. S. 681, 685 (108 SCt 1496, 99 LE2d 771) (1988)
  • State is only required to prove the accused committed a similar transaction by a preponderance of the evidence
  • standard for admission of similar crimes evidence is preponderance of the evidence
  • error must be harmful to be reversible

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Judges: Carley, Benham, Fletcher, Sears

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