Ash v. State

312 Ga. 771

FINAL COPY S21A0771. ASH v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. A Fulton County jury found Jabarri Ash guilty of malice murder and other crimes arising from the shooting death of Mario Shaw. On appeal, Ash argues that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his prior convictions pursuant to OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) (“Rule 404 (b)”); that the trial court erred by admitting, pursuant to OCGA § 24-8-807, evidence of certain statements made by Shaw; that the State improperly destroyed exculpatory evidence; that the trial court plainly erred in its instructions to the jury; and that the…