Mitchell v. State

317 Ga. 107

FINAL COPY S23A0599. MITCHELL v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Scean Mitchell appeals his convictions for malice murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Calvin Clark, Jr.1 Mitchell argues that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of other acts under OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) (“Rule 404 (b)”). He also argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object when the trial court instructed the jury to disregard 1 The crimes occurred on July 14, 2017. In October 2017, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Mitchell and…