Cross v. State

309 Ga. 705

FINAL COPY S20A0717. CROSS v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Brandon Cross was convicted in 2003 of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the death of Debra Hymer. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by declining to allow him to impeach the hearsay statements of his co- conspirator Jessica Cates, by failing to charge the jury as to the burden of proof for co-conspirator statements, and by admitting three autopsy photographs and a video recording of the crime scene. He also argues that he should be granted a new trial because the record is…