Caviston v. State

315 Ga. 279

FINAL COPY S22A1040. CAVISTON v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Richmond County jury found Robert Caviston guilty of malice murder and arson in the first degree in connection with the death of his 92-year-old mother, Agnes Caviston.1 Caviston contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on the general grounds. He also argues that the trial court erred in admitting harmful evidence of a fantasy novel that he had written, 1 On February 10, 2015, a Richmond County grand jury indicted Caviston for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder predicated on aggravated…