Alatise v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for the felony murder and aggravated assault of the victim, contending that the trial court made a number of evidentiary errors. The court held that the trial court did not err by failing give a charge and if there was any error, it was harmless; the trial court did not err by denying defendant's motion to suppress where the officers had reasonably trustworthy information to conclude that defendant was involved in the murder of the victim; defendant's contention that ten similar transactions were admitted in error lacked merit where they were sufficiently similar to the crime against defendant and were properly admitted; the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant's motion for a directed verdict; and the trial court did not err by denying his motion for a mistrial after the jurors watched a portion of his videotaped statement which they were not supposed to view because the jury clearly indicated that it could and would follow the trial court's curative instruction. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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