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of 12 year old victim); see Parker v. State, 283 Ga.App. 714, 721(3) (642 S.E.2d 111) (2007) (certified copy of indictment and guilty plea were adequate to prove similarity between touching of 13 year old victim’s breast and vagina and fondling the breast of a child under 14).” Accord, Spradling v. State , 310 Ga.App. 337, 715 S.E.2d 672 (June 9, 2011). Parker v. State, 283 Ga.App. 714, 642 S.E.2d 111 (January 18, 2007). “‘[T]here was sufficient evidence that Parker committed the prior offense. As noted, the state introduced a certified copy of the guilty plea, and Parker’s ex-wife testified that she was familiar with his signature from their years of marriage and that the signature on the certified copy was his. This documentary and testimonial evidence was sufficient to prove that Parker perpetrated a sexual battery in 1992. See OCGA § 24-7-6 (‘Proof of handwriting may be resorted to in the absence of direct evidence of execution. In such case, any witness who shall swear that he knows or would recognize the handwriting shall be competent to testify as to his belief....’); Turner v. State, 245 Ga.App. 476, 479(2) (538 S.E.2d 125) (2000) (certified copy of conviction used in proving that defendant committed the prior offense).” Becker v. State, 280 Ga.App. 97, 633 S.E.2d 436 (June 23, 2006). DUI and related convictions affirmed. No error where trial court allowed proof of similar transaction based on certified copy of conviction plus officer’s testimony, which had to be refreshed from his written incident report. “To the extent Becker argues that it was error for the officer in the 1997 offense to use the police report of the incident during his testimony, pursuant to OCGA § 24-9-69, ‘[a] witness may refresh and assist his memory by the use of any written instrument or memorandum, provided he shall finally speak from his recollection thus refreshed.’” Cole v. State, 279 Ga.App. 219, 630 S.E.2d 817 (May 5, 2006). Kidnapping, rape, and related convictions affirmed; defense counsel’s failure to object to similar transaction evidence consisting solely of a certified copy of the conviction with no supporting evidence was deficient, but no prejudice shown in light of overwhelming evidence of guilt. Mullis v. State, 267 Ga.App. 415, 599 S.E.2d 357 (May 14, 2004). Not error to admit into evidence the indictment associated with similar transactions which are the subject of other properly admitted evidence, although only one count of the multi-count indictment was ever formally disposed of. All counts were supported by evidence. Taylor v. State, 264 Ga.App. 665, 592 S.E.2d 148 (2003); Wagner v. State, 253 Ga.App. 874, 560 S.E.2d 754 (2002). De’Mon v. State, 262 Ga.App. 10, 584 S.E.2d 639 (June 26, 2003). Not reversible error to admit certified copy of prior conviction with sentence because defendant failed to show how he was harmed, given “the unequivocal testimony of the victims in this case.” (As a general rule, sentence should not be admitted.) Accord, Morrell v. State , 262 Ga.App. 288, 585 S.E.2d 204 (July 11, 2003) (“Where the purposes for similar transaction evidence set forth in the court’s jury charge are legitimate, the fact that they vary somewhat from the purposes previously mentioned by the court or the state does not necessarily render the charge erroneous.”); Kendrick v. State , 269 Ga.App. 831, 605 S.E.2d 369 (September 13, 2004); High v. State , 271 Ga.App. 388, 609 S.E.2d 722 (January 25, 2005); Gregory v. State , 297 Ga.App. 245, 676 S.E.2d 856 (March 31, 2009). See also Higgins (July 5, 2010), above (rape/aggravated sodomy convictions reversed; defendant received ineffective assistance where prior juvenile adjudication, including sentence, admitted without objection). Moore v. State, 242 Ga.App. 249, 529 S.E.2d 381 (February 4, 2000). Armed robbery and firearms convictions affirmed. “Moore correctly asserts that his trial counsel should have objected to the state's proving of its similar transaction by introducing only a certified copy of Moore's prior armed robbery conviction. The Supreme Court has held that it is error for the state to prove a similar transaction by merely introducing a certified copy of a conviction without any independent evidence establishing the similarity between the other crime and the crime charged. Williams v. State, 261 Ga. 640, 642-643(2), 409 S.E.2d 649 (1991). Had Moore's attorney objected to the state's inadequate proof of the similar transaction, the trial court would have been obligated to exclude evidence of that prior robbery. See Harris v. State, 216 Ga.App. 672, 673(1), 455 S.E.2d 387 (1995); Little v. State, 202 Ga.App. 7, 8(1), 413 S.E.2d 496 (1991). However, the erroneous admission of similar transaction evidence may be harmless if there is such overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt that it is highly probable that the error did not contribute to the guilty verdict. Howard v. State, 215 Ga.App. 342, 344(2), 450 S.E.2d 824 (1994). In the instant case, there was such overwhelming evidence.” Accord, Perry v. State , 314 Ga.App. 575, 724 S.E.2d 874 (March 5, 2012) (error to prove similar drug sales solely by certified copy of conviction, but harmless in light of overwhelming evidence of guilt). Lee v. State, 241 Ga.App. 182, 525 S.E.2d 426 (November 18, 1999). Defendant’s statutory rape conviction affirmed; 1. “contrary to Lee's argument, in child sexual abuse cases, a certified copy of a prior conviction for a sex crime against a child may, with no other evidence, sufficiently prove that the prior crime is similar to the current crime. Swift v.