Wood v. State

320 Ga. 466

FINAL COPY S24A1063. WOOD v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Tabitha Wood killed her fiancé, Leroy Kramer; his body was found two months later in the home he and Wood had shared. At trial, Wood claimed self-defense, testified about the long history of Kramer’s violence toward her, and presented testimony from an ex- pert who concluded that Wood suffered from battered person syn- drome. A jury convicted her of malice murder and other crimes.1 1 Kramer died on or about April 1, 2022. On February 15, 2023, a Hall County grand jury returned an indictment charging Wood with malice murder…