Dickson v. State

Adams, Judge.

Richard Bernard Dickson was tried on one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder for the stabbing death of his brother Barry. He was found not guilty of malice murder but guilty of aggravated assault as a lesser included offense of felony murder. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. On appeal, he contends the trial court improperly allowed into evidence his father’s pre-trial statement to an investigator and improperly prohibited him from introducing evidence suggesting that his brother had personal problems, possibly including the use of illegal drugs.

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