Supreme Court of Georgia
The State v. Jones
June 1, 2015297 Ga. 156
Summary
The court held that evidence of Jones’s prior DUI less-safe conviction was admissible under Rule 404 (b) to show his intent and knowledge, even though the charged DUI offenses were general-intent crimes. The prior conviction was relevant because it tended to show that Jones voluntarily drove while under the influence on the charged occasion, but the court did not decide whether the evidence satisfied Rule 403. The court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for that court to address the Rule 403 balancing issue.