Arrington v. State

Hines, Justice.

A jury convicted Robert Owen Arrington of malice murder and felony murder and recommended a death sentence. The trial court denied Arrington’s motion for new trial, and he appeals. For the reasons set forth below, this Court affirms.

General Grounds

1. The evidence adduced at trial showed that on April 3, 2001, deputies from the Richmond County Sheriffs Department responded to a domestic dispute involving Arrington and the victim, Kathy Hutchens, at the victim’s duplex apartment. As a result, Arrington, who had been living with Hutchens for two months, went to a neighbor’s home…