Hill v. State

308 Ga. 638

FINAL COPY S20A0285. HILL v. THE STATE. MELTON, Chief Justice. Following a jury trial, Esco Hill appeals his conviction for malice murder.1 Hill argues, inter alia, that the trial court committed reversible error by requiring him to be visibly shackled for the duration of his six-day trial. We agree and, consequently, we reverse. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial shows that, on August 20, 2011, a large group of 1 On October 6, 2014, a Chattooga County grand jury indicted Hill for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated…