Brock v. State

316 Ga. 256

FINAL COPY S23A0124. BROCK v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Bernard Brock challenges his 2018 convictions for malice murder and other crimes arising out of the beating death of Marlene Murray. On appeal, Appellant asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting, pursuant to OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) (“Rule 404 (b)”), evidence that in June 2014 he had beaten Ansley Minkema, his girlfriend and co-defendant. Appellant also claims that when Minkema’s testimony did not match the State’s pre-trial proffer, the trial court erred in not reversing its earlier ruling…