BROCK v. STATE

S23A0124.

886 S.E.2d 786 (2023)

BROCK v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: April 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Michael Johnson , 408 West Washington Avenue, Nashville, Georgia 31639, Ryan C. Malone , Georgia Public Defender Council, P.O. Box 7774, Macon, Georgia 31209-7774, for Appellant.

Jennifer Rue Smith , A.D.A., Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 209 North Parrish Avenue, Adel, Georgia 31620, Emily Rebecca Polk , Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Chase Landon Studstill , District Attorney, Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, PO Box 158, Nashville, Georgia 31639, for Appellee.


Appellant Bernard Brock challenges his 2018 convictions for malice murder and other crimes arising out of the beating death of Marlene Murray. On appeal, Appellant asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting, pursuant to OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) ("Rule 404(b)"), evidence that in June 2014 he had beaten Ansley...

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