WEBSTER v. BOYETT

No. S97G0856.

496 S.E.2d 459 (1998)

269 Ga. 191

WEBSTER v. BOYETT.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Marchetti, Derron R. Hicks, Self, Mullins, Robinson, Marchetti & Kamens, Columbus, for Jesse C. Webster, III.

Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis, & Rothschild, William B. Hardegree, William J. Mason, Columbus, for Lois W. Boyett.


FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

We granted the writ of certiorari to determine whether evidence of a defendant's similar acts or omissions is relevant in determining liability for punitive damages and, if so, the proper procedure to be followed in handling the admission of the evidence. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it prohibited evidence of a prior conviction during the liability phase of a bifurcated trial or when it refused to separate...

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