Smith v. State

318 Ga. 868

FINAL COPY S24A0236. SMITH v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Truman Harry Smith shot and killed Johnnie Crawford while the two were hanging out with friends. At trial, Smith claimed he killed Crawford in self-defense. But the jury rejected that defense and convicted Smith of felony murder and other charges. On appeal, Smith contends that the trial court should have allowed him to tes- tify that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (rather than allowing him only to describe his symptoms), and that the trial court should not have allowed the State to impeach him with his…