Michael Mayer v. State

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• “Under longstanding Georgia law, all the acts and circumstances surrounding and constituting the res gestae are admissible, despite the fact that they may reflect poorly on a defendant’s character.”
• Georgia’s prior rule regarding the admissibility of “res gestae” evidence was “carried forward to the new Evidence Code under the concept of ‘intrinsic facts’ evidence, as compared to evidence of ‘extrinsic acts’ which are generally inadmissible pursuant to OCGA § 24- 4-404 (b)”
• “ ‘evidence is intrinsic to the charged offense, and thus does not fall within Rule 404 (b)’s ambit, if it (1) arose out of the same transaction or series of transactions as the charged offense; (2) is necessary to complete the story of the crime; or (3

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