The State v. Spriggs

Branch, Judge.

After Andre Spriggs was charged with the armed robbery of a convenience store clerk whom he shot in the head, a trial court granted Spriggs’s motion to suppress two undated “selfie” cell phone videos in which he talked about making money by various means, including armed robbery. The State argues that the grant was erroneous because the videos were relevant and probative evidence of Spriggs’s intent and motive in the armed robbery We disagree and therefore affirm.

We review a decision to admit or exclude evidence under OCGA §§ 24-4-403 and 24-4-404 (b) only for a “clear abuse of…