McCalop v. State

316 Ga. 363

FINAL COPY S23A0210. MCCALOP v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Sasha McCalop was convicted of malice murder in connection with the stabbing death of Michael Martin, her boyfriend of three years.1 On appeal, McCalop contends that (1) the trial court erred in allowing the State’s expert to comment on McCalop’s state of mind, (2) the trial court erred in allowing the State’s expert to testify because he had never testified in Georgia before and was not familiar with Georgia law on battered person syndrome (“BPS”), (3) the trial court erred in allowing the State’s expert to…