BEASLEY, Judge.
Nelson, convicted of robbery (OCGA § 16-8-40 (a) (1) appeals on the ground that the admission of evidence of an eleven-year-old crime as a like act was error. He argues that the similarities were not strong enough to outweigh the prejudice to the accused of an incident this far removed from the charged crime.
1. The crime on trial involved an elderly patient leaving Grady Hospital on foot at about 7:00 p. m. on October 4, 1985. He was...
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