Armstrong v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Raymond Armstrong appeals his malice murder conviction for the shooting death of Damien Carr. On February 23, 2007, the teenage victim was playing basketball with three other teenagers in their neighborhood cul-de-sac on Allgood Terrace in DeKalb County. Appellant, who was from a different neighborhood, came by with two other boys, had words with the victim, twice brandished a gun he had in his pocket, and then left the area. The victim and a group of about six other neighborhood teenagers continued to socialize as it turned dark. Appellant returned to the cul-de-sac with a…