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DESIRE v. STATE

No. S14A0218.

759 S.E.2d 498 (2014)

295 Ga. 254

DESIRE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Khristian Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens, Atty. Gen., Meghan Hobbs Hill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Dep. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, Samuel H. Altaian, Dist. Atty., Kelly Anne Jenkins, Asst. Dist. Atty., Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Swainsboro, for appellee.

Brandon Alexander Bullard, Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.

THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Andre Desire was convicted of felony murder and theft by taking in connection with the strangulation death of Amado Diaz-Avila.1 His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting that the trial court erred by permitting the State to present evidence of his drug use and prior thefts. Finding no error, we affirm.

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