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Reed v. State

Citations

  • 727 S.E.2d 112
  • 291 Ga. 10
  • 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 1546
  • 2012 WL 1392925
  • 2012 Ga. LEXIS 364

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  • recognizing that the appellate courts have been inconsistent in their application of the standard of review in this context
  • holding that a claim that a felony murder count fails to allege the essential elements of the predicate offense “is, in essence, a special demurrer seeking greater specificity with regard to the predicate felony” (citation and punctuation omitted)
  • noting that, “[i]n Georgia, it is well-settled that the ‘clearly erroneous’ standard for reviewing findings of fact is equivalent to the highly deferential ‘any evidence’ test”
  • approving two standards of review for admission of similar transaction evidence: clear error for the trial court’s findings of fact and abuse of discretion for the trial court’s evidentiary rulings
  • approving two standards of review for admission of similar transaction evidence: clear error for the trial court’s findings of fact and abuse of discretion for the trial court’s evidentiary rulings
  • approving two standards of review for admission of similar transaction evidence: clear error for the trial court’s findings of fact and abuse of discretion for the trial court’s ultimate decision whether to admit evidence

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Judges: Carley, Melton, Divisions

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