The admission of testimony concerning an assault committed earlier in the day by defendant against the victim of the assault charged in the indictment does not warrant reversal. The general rule is that evidence of prior uncharged crimes may not be offered to show defendant's bad character or propensity towards crime, but may be admitted if the acts help establish some element of the crime under consideration,
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