Atkins v. State

4 Citing cases

  1. Blake v. State

    239 Ga. 292 (Ga. 1977)   Cited 58 times
    Affirming death sentence for murder of a child effected by her being thrown off a bridge

    Testimony relating to other crimes is admissible if such testimony aids in identification or shows the state of mind, plan, motive or scheme of the accused. Davis v. State, 233 Ga. 638, 639 (2) ( 212 S.E.2d 814) (1974); McNeal v. State, 228 Ga. 633 ( 187 S.E.2d 271) (1972); Atkins v. State, 236 Ga. 624, 625 ( 225 S.E.2d 7) (1976); Moore v. State, 221 Ga. 636, 637 ( 146 S.E.2d 895) (1966); Cawthon v. State, 119 Ga. 395 ( 46 S.E. 897) (1904). The trial court limited testimony concerning the incident to that portion involving the child (the court prohibited the district attorney from bringing out during the guilt-innocence phase that the defendant stabbed Mrs. Blake after she grabbed her son).

  2. Brown v. State

    531 S.E.2d 409 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000)   Cited 5 times

    OCGA ยง 16-2-6.Muckle v. State, 202 Ga. App. 733(2) ( 415 S.E.2d 299) (1992); see also Atkins v. State, 236 Ga. 624, 625 ( 225 S.E.2d 7) (1976). Because Brown failed to argue the issue in his brief, his conclusory contention that the charge of criminal attempt to commit burglary is inconsistent with the "peeping Tom" charge is deemed abandoned.

  3. Jenkins v. State

    308 S.E.2d 14 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)   Cited 6 times

    Looking at the totality of the circumstances, we find that the testimony of the victim of the similar transaction (rape) occurring on April 14, 1982, was properly admitted. As to a portion of the cases involving admissibility of evidence of similar transactions, see Atkins v. State, 236 Ga. 624, 625 ( 225 S.E.2d 7); Burnett v. State, 137 Ga. App. 183, 184 (1) ( 223 S.E.2d 232); Echols v. State, 149 Ga. App. 620, 627 (5) ( 255 S.E.2d 92); Williams v. State, 156 Ga. App. 17, 18 (2) ( 274 S.E.2d 71); Cook v. State, 157 Ga. App. 23 (2) ( 276 S.E.2d 84); Neal v. State, 159 Ga. App. 450 (1) ( 283 S.E.2d 671); Jones v. State, 159 Ga. App. 634 (1) ( 284 S.E.2d 651); Beldonza v. State, 160 Ga. App. 647, 648 (1) ( 288 S.E.2d 37); Grant v. State, 160 Ga. App. 837, 838 (2) ( 287 S.E.2d 681). Defendant further contends that the similar transaction (rape) evidence should have been excluded because it was opinion evidence for which there was no basis given for that victim's conclusion that defendant's voice was the voice of the man who raped her. This contention is also rejected.

  4. Phillips v. State

    246 S.E.2d 438 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)   Cited 6 times

    Our Supreme Court has held on numerous occasions that evidence of other similar offenses committed by the accused, sufficiently close to the same locality and time, when similar methods are employed, is admissible for the purpose of identifying the accused and for showing intent, motive, plan, scheme, bent of mind and course of conduct. Anderson v. State, 222 Ga. 561, 563 ( 150 S.E.2d 638); Atkins v. State, 236 Ga. 624, 625 ( 225 S.E.2d 7); Fears v. State, 236 Ga. 660 ( 225 S.E.2d 4). The court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the voluntary statement of the defendant of a similar offense against the same victim. 3. The general grounds are without merit.