Strong v. State

309 Ga. 295

FINAL COPY S20A0270. STRONG v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Aaron Strong was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and knife-possession offenses based on the fatal stabbing of his wife’s son, Maurice Arnold, and the stabbing of her grandson, Deandre Arnold. At his trial, Appellant claimed that he acted in self-defense. His main contention on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted under OCGA § 24-4- 404 (b) voluminous evidence of multiple other acts of violence that he allegedly committed. As we explain below, the trial…