April Allison Rakestraw v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 18, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A21A0451. RAKESTRAW v. THE STATE. April Alison Rakestraw was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and trafficking methamphetamine. On August 8, 2019, the trial court denied her motion for new trial, in which she raised claims pertaining to the denial of her motion to suppress and requested that the trial court exercise its discretion as the thirteenth juror. After the appeal was docketed in this Court, the State learned that its primary…