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Vaughan v. State

Citations

  • 553 S.E.2d 335
  • 251 Ga. App. 221
  • 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 2502
  • 2001 Ga. App. LEXIS 897

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  • prior conviction for cocaine possession based on possession of crack pipe with cocaine residue not admissible to show motive and identity in subsequent case involving cocaine sale
  • prior conviction for cocaine possession based on possession of crack pipe with cocaine residue not admissible to show motive and identity in subsequent case involving cocaine sale
  • “[T]he erroneous admission of similar transaction evidence may be harmless if there is such overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt that it is highly prohable that the error did not contribute to the guilty verdict”
  • “[T]he erroneous admission of similar transaction evidence may be harmless if there is such overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt that it is highly probable that the error did not contribute to the guilty verdict”

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Judges: Eldridge, Andrews, Miller

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