Hounkpatin v. State

313 Ga. 789

FINAL COPY S22A0564. HOUNKPATIN v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Bertrand Hounkpatin was convicted of felony murder for the death of his two-year-old stepson, Noel Johnson.1 On appeal, Hounkpatin argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. He also argues that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) admitting other-acts evidence under OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) (“Rule 404 (b)”) that he physically assaulted his stepchildren and (2) preventing him from presenting 1 The crimes occurred on January 25, 2014. In June 2019, a Gwinnett County grand…