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A jury found Saul Beck guilty on two counts of forgery. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Beck appeals, enumerating as error only the admission into evidence of a similar transaction. The evidence presented at trial showed that in May 2005, Beck cashed two payroll checks, one for $658.03 and another for $656.81 at a Wal-Mart store. The checks were made out to Beck and purported to represent accounts drawn on West Central Bank. Beck’s name and address 2649 Knox St., Atlanta, GA 30317 were typed on both checks, and Beck endorsed both checks. When the checks were dishonored by the bank, an investigator determined that the business address of the business that purportedly issued the checks did not exist and a bank representative testified that neither the business nor the account numbers were valid at West Central Bank.

Following a hearing on the State’s notice of intent to introduce similar transaction evidence, the court found that the evidence surrounding Beck’s 2003 conviction for forgery was substantially similar and admitted the transaction to show identity and course of conduct.

 
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