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STATE v. JONES

No. S14G1061.

773 S.E.2d 170 (2015)

The STATE v. JONES.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 1, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry William Hixson , Chief Assistant Solicitor General, Laura Ann Janssen , Assistant Solicitor-General, Jessica K. Moss , Solicitor-General, Office of the Solicitor General, for appellant.

Rebecca Torres Kozycki , Chestney Law Firm, Atlanta, Jeffrey Robert Filipovits , Filipovits Law Firm, P.C., Atlanta, for appellee.

Carroll Rudolph Chisholm, Jr. , Solicitor, Officer of the Solicitor-General, Gregory W. Edwards , Dist. Atty., Dougherty County District Attorney's Office, Denise D. Fachini , Dist. Atty., Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Carlton Todd Hayes , Prosecuting Attorney's Council Of Georgia, Barry Edward Morgan , Solicitor-General, Michael Scott Carlson , Deputy Chief Asst. Dist. Atty., John Richard Edwards , Asst. Dist. Atty., John Stuart Melvin , Asst. Dist. Atty., Donald Paul Geary , Asst. Dist. Atty., D. Victor Reynolds , Dist. Atty., Cobb County Solicitor Attorney's Office, Andrew J. Ekonomou , Asst. Dist. Atty., Glynn County Office Of The District Attorney, Melvin L. Hewitt, Jr. , Ryan Lance Isenberg , Isenberg & Hewitt, P.C., Rebecca Ashley Wright , Dist. Atty., Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, for amicus appellant.

Jennifer Greene Ammons , William C. Head, P.C., Atlanta, William C. Head , Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, LLC, Atlanta for amicus appellee.

We granted a writ of certiorari in this appeal to consider whether, under OCGA § 24-4-404(b) ("Rule 404(b)") of the new Georgia Evidence Code, evidence of appellee Michael Jones' 2005 conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent it was less safe for him to drive was admissible in a subsequent...

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