Court Opinion

ID: 9579432
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:55:05.720874+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:35:30.546431
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Hill, Chief Justice,
concurring specially.
I write because I cannot agree with the conclusion of the majority in Division 2 that the defendant placed his character in issue. I concur in the judgment, however, because I do agree that although the trial court erred in allowing the state to introduce evidence of the defendant’s bad character, the error was harmless because it is highly probable that it did not contribute to the judgment. Johnson v. State, 238 Ga. 59, 61 (230 SE2d 869) (1976).
I am authorized to state that Justice Smith joins in this special concurrence.