Bacon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
316 Ga. 234
FINAL COPY S23A0256. BACON v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Following a jury trial, Nicholas Bacon was convicted of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of his 64-year-old mother, Montez Bacon (“Montez”).1 On appeal, Bacon alleges that the trial court abused its discretion when it excluded the testimony of the defense’s expert witness and that he received constitutionally 1 On September 25, 2017, a Liberty County grand jury indicted Bacon for felony murder predicated on aggravated assault (Count 1),…
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