Legal Opinion
Rickman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 20, 2020No. S20A0127PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
309 Ga. 38
FINAL COPY S20A0127. RICKMAN v. THE STATE. MELTON, Chief Justice. Following a jury trial, Victoria Rickman was convicted of malice murder and a related firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of William Carter, Jr.1 Rickman appeals, arguing that she was denied effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred in admitting improper character evidence pursuant to OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) (“Rule 404 (b)”). We affirm. 1 On December 3, 2013, Rickman was indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury for malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault,…
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