ANDERSON v. STATE

16981.

206 Ga. 527 (1950)

57 S.E.2d 563

ANDERSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 15, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Westmoreland, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Hope D. Stark, Solicitor-General, and J. R. Parham, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. Where evidence is admissible to show motive and to connect the accused with the crime charged, the mere fact that it may tend incidentally to put the character of the accused in issue would not render it inadmissible. Wilson v. State, 150 Ga. 285 (2) (103 S. E. 682); Cooper v. State, 182 Ga. 42, 51 (184 S. E. 716, 104 A.L.R. 1309); Williams v. State, 152 Ga. 498 (110 S. E. 286); Frank v...

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