Foster v. State

MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Dasjwan Foster was found guilty of malice murder and aggravated assault.* 1 Foster now appeals, contending that the trial court committed numerous evidentiary errors and handed down an improper sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on September 22,2010, a fight broke out at an apartment complex in Macon, Georgia. Betty Hayes, who was involved in the fight, telephoned her niece, Joelissa Johnson, and requested assistance. Johnson and her friend, Brianna Curry,…