Rivers v. State

296 Ga. 396

FINAL COPY S14A1411. RIVERS v. THE STATE. THOMPSON, Chief Justice. Appellant Michael Rivers was convicted of felony murder in connection with the death of Donald Tanks III and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 He appeals on several grounds from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that on June 10, 2008, the victim and his friends, Marcus Clark, Dina Canada, Joseph Moore, and George…