Boyd v. State

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Eddie Clarence Boyd was convicted of malice murder and numerous additional charges arising from his acts at two businesses in downtown Cordele and the subsequent stabbing death of Lanny Michael (“Mike”) Morgan. The trial court denied Boyd’s motion for new trial 1 and he appeals.

1. The evidence authorized the jury to find that Boyd was released from Valdosta State Prison on June 6, 2006 after serving nine and a half years for cocaine possession. When his family was late meeting his bus in Cordele as planned, Boyd walked away from the station and encountered his…