Harris v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Carl Ardrecus Harris was indicted on one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder in connection with the shooting of Michael McKenzie. After a jury trial, Harris was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, Harris challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and argues that the trial court erroneously excluded references to the victim’s gang affiliation while permitting references to Harris’s alleged gang affiliation. Addition ally, Harris maintains that the trial court’s denial of his motion for mistrial after a reference to his alleged gang affiliation…