1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 711 S.E.2d
  5. 711 S.E.2d 634 (2011)
 

BORING v. STATE

No. S11A0536.

711 S.E.2d 634 (2011)

289 Ga. 429

BORING v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmonique R.S. Rodgers, Fort Gordon, for appellant.

Joe W. Hendricks, Jr., Dist. Atty., Darrell E. Wilson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Samuel S. Olens, Atty. Gen., Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jason C. Fisher, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Courtney Boring was convicted of murdering her mother, Debra Boring, and sentenced to life imprisonment plus a consecutive five-year term for firearm possession.1 Because the trial court allowed the State to introduce improper and prejudicial character evidence at trial, appellant's conviction must be reversed.

Construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases