Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 19, 2023No. S23A0861PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 799
FINAL COPY S23A0861. SCOTT v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Milton Nathaniel Scott challenges his convictions for felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Jerrica Porter. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence one of his custodial statements in which he admitted to shooting Porter but claimed the shooting was an accident. He also contends that the trial court abused its discretion in overruling a hearsay objection to testimony that characterized his initial statement that Porter shot herself as…
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