Lake v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Brandon Donnell Lake was found guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of Jermaine Scurry.1 On appeal, Lake contends, among other things, that the trial court erred by charging the jury before closing arguments took place and by admitting improper impeachment evidence at trial. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the record reveals that, in the late evening on February 15, 2009, Lake and several of his friends attended a nightclub in Screven County, Georgia. Shortly after…