Hodges v. State

714 S.E.2d 717 (2011)

311 Ga. App. 46

HODGES

v.

The STATE.

No. A11A0720.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 14, 2011.

Lee William Fitzpatrick, Kennesaw, for appellant.

Patrick H. Head, Dist. Atty., Jason Ross Samuels, Anna Green Cross, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Mario Hodges of misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the assault.[1] Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Hodges appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by excluding evidence…