Scott v. State

BLACKBURN, Senior Appellate Judge.

Following a jury trial, Thomas A. Scott was found guilty ofi voluntary manslaughter, 1 felony murder, 2 aggravated assault, 3 possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, 4 and possession of cocaine. 5 The trial court merged the aggravated assault and felony murder charges with the voluntary manslaughter charge, and convicted Scott on that and on the remaining charges. Scott now appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, asserting that the trial court erred in allowing argument and evidence as to the conduct of third parties, who…