Hager v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Kelvin Hager was convicted by a jury of malice murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of victim Rashad Sampson. Appellant now appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. For the reasons set forth below we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial shows that on the evening of December 28, 2009, victim Rashad Sampson was found lying on a residential street in DeKalb County, having been shot. Witnesses who lived on the street where Sampson was discovered testified they investigated the situation in…