Thrift v. State

310 Ga. 499

FINAL COPY S20A1182. THRIFT v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Craig Lester Thrift was convicted of felony murder in connection with the death of Terry Rouse.1 On appeal, Thrift contests the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction; the denial of his motion for new trial on the general grounds; the denial of five motions for mistrial; the admission of certain evidence presented by the State; the exclusion of certain evidence offered by the defense; and the restriction of his attorney’s cross-examination of one of the State’s witnesses. Additionally, Thrift asserts that…