Mayo v. State

319 Ga. 34

FINAL COPY S24A0094. MAYO v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Appellant Justin Scott Mayo appeals his convictions for malice murder and other crimes related to the beating death of his girlfriend, Stephanie Smith.1 Appellant argues that the trial court 1 Smith died on November 4, 2017. On December 19, 2017, a White County grand jury indicted Appellant for one count of malice murder (Count 1), one count of felony murder (Count 2) predicated on a count of aggravated assault (Count 3), and an additional two counts of felony murder (Counts 4 and 6), each of which was predicated on a separate…