2 9 7 Ga . 8 9

F INAL COP Y

S 1 5 A0 3 4 1 . LAMAR v . THE S TATE.

MELTON, Ju stic e

.

F o llo win g a ju ry tria l, Ke v in De sh a wn La m a r w a s fo u n d g u ilty o f m u rd e r,

fe lo ny m urd e r, a g gra v a te d a ssa u lt, p o sse ssio n o f a fire a rm d u rin g th e

c o m m issio n o f a fe lo n y , a n d p o sse ssio n o f a fire a rm b y a c on vic te d fe lo n with

re g a rd to th e m

u rd er o f Ric k e y Mc Cra e

. La m a r wa s a lso fo un d g u ilty o f th e

a g g ra v a te d a ssa u lt of Ma rc W illia m s. 1 La m a r a p pe a ls, c o n te n d in g a m o n g o th e r

1 On Ju ly 7, 2 0 0 9

, with re g a rd to th e d e a th o f M c Cra e , La m a r wa s in d ic te d
fo r m a lic e m

u rd e r, two c o u n ts o f fe lo ny m u rd e r, a g g ra v a te d a ssa u lt, p o sse ssio n

o f a fire a rm d u rin g th e c om m issio n o f a fe lo n y , a nd p o sse ssio n o f a fire a rm b y

a c on v ic te d fe lo n . With re g a rdto th e c o n fro n ta tio n with Willia m s, La m a r wa s in d ic te d fo r a g g ra v a te d a ssa u lt a n d p o sse ssio n o f a fire a rm b y a c o n v ic te d fe lo n

. Afte r a ju ry tria l o n No v e m b e r 1 6 -2 0

, 2 0 0 9

, La m a r wa s fo u n d g ui l t y o f a ll

c h a rg e s. F or th e m

urd e r o f M c Cra e , La m a r wa s se n te n c e d to life im p riso n m e n t

a n d f i v e c o n se c u tiv e y e a

rs fo r th e p o sse ssio n o f a fire arm d u rin g th e

c o m m issio n o f a fe lo n y

. Th e fe lo ny m urd e r c h a rg e s we re v a c a te d b y o pe ra tio n

o f la w. Ma lc o lm

v . S ta te , 2 6 3 Ga . 3 6 9 (4 ) (4 34 S E2 d 4 7 9) (1 9 9 3 ). La m a r wa s

a lso se n te n c e d to twe nty a dd itio n a l c o nse c u tiv e y e a rs fo r th e a gg ra v a te d a ssa u lt

o f W illia m s a n d fiv e c o n se c u tiv e y e a rs fo r th e p o sse ssio n o f a fire a rm b y a

c o nv ic te d fe lo n

. Th e re m a in in g c h a rg e s m e rg e d fo r p urp o se s o f se n te n c i n g

. La m a r file d a m o tio n fo r n e w tria l o n No v e m b e r 2 3

, 2 0 09

, a nd , a fte r re ta in in g

n e w c o u nse l, file d a n a m e n d e d m o tio n o n No v e m b e r 2 1

, 2 0 13

. Th e m o tio n wa s d e n ie d o n Ma rc h 2 1 , 2 0 1 4 . La m a r file d a

tim e ly n o tic e o f a

p p e a l, a n d h is c a se

wa s do c k e te d to th e Ja n u a ry 2 0 1 5 te rm of th is Co u rt fo r d e c isio n o n th e b rie fs.th in g s, t h at t h e e v id e n c e wa s in su ffic ie n t to su p p o rt th e ve rd ic t a n d th a t h e

re c e iv e d in e ffe c tiv e a ssista n c e o f c o u n se l. F o r th e re a so n s se t fo rth b e lo w, we

a ffirm

.

1

. Vie we d in th e lig ht m o st fa v o ra b le to th e v e rd ic t, th e re c ord sh o ws th a t,

o n th e e v e n in g of M a r c h 1 7

, 2 0 0 9, a m a n we a rin g a c a p, a th le tic ja c k e t, a n d

b a c k p a c k a p pro a c h e d Mc Cra e wh ile h e wa s a tte n d in g a b a rb e qu e c o ok ou t. Th e

a p p ro a c h in g m a

n p u lle d o u t a h a n d g u n , fa ta lly sh o t Mc Cra e , a n d fle d th e sc e n e

.

Ap p ro x im a te ly a

we e k a fte r th e sh o o tin g , Bra n d o n S n ow in fo rm e d p olic e th a t

h e wa s a t a sm a ll a

pa rtm e n t c om

p le x a sh o rt wa lk in g d ista n c e fro m th e sc e n e o f

th e c rim e o n th e n ig h t o f M c Cra e’ s mu r d e r. S n o w re c o un te d th a t La m a r,

we a rin g a b a c k

p a c k

, ra n up to h im

a n d e x c la im e d th a t h e h a d ju st d o n e “ so m e

re a l h ot s h

- t ” a n d n e e d e d a rid e o u t o f th e a re a

. Te stim o n y a t La m a r’s tria l

in d ic a te d th a t “ do in g so m e re a l h o t sh -t” is a e up h e m ism fo r sh oo tin g so m e o n e

.

In a dd itio n , An twa n Da v is in fo rm e d p o lic e th a t h e h a d b e e n with La m a r

im m e d ia te ly be fo re th e sh o o tin g, an d La m a r to ld h im th a t h e “ h a d to g o d o

so m e th in g a nd he d id n ' t k no w h o w it wa s g o in g to tu rn o u t.”

A fe w d a y s a fte r th e sh o o tin g , L a m a r a n d Willia m s go t in to an a lte rc a tio n

wh e n Willia m s we n t to p ic k u p o n e of h is c h ild re n a t La m a r’s a p a rtm e n t, wh e re

2La m a r liv e d with Da v is a n d o th e rs. In th e mi d d le o f th e a rg u m e nt, wh ic h

o c c u rr e d o n La m a r’s d o o rste p , La m a r we n t in sid e fo r a m o m e n t a n d re tu rn e d

with a h a n d g u n

. Willia m s te stifie d th a t h e fe lt th re a te n e d b y th e h a n dg u n , a n d

Da v is sta t e d t h a t La m a r wa ve d th e gu n a ro u n d

. Willia m s le ft th e a pa rtm e n t

m o m e n ta rily

, b u t re tu rn e d with p o lic e

. La m a r o p e n e d th e d o o r with th e g u n in

h is h a n d

, b u t, b e fo re h e wa s de ta in e d a n d a rre ste d b y th e p o lic e , h e a p p a re n tly

th re w th e h a n d g u n in to a tra sh c a n

. Da v is in fo rm e d p olic e th a t La m a r ro u tin e ly

c a rrie d th is h a n d g u n

. Da v is a lso to ld p o lic e th a t La m a r n o rm a lly w e a r s a

b a ck p a c k wh e re v e r h e g o e s. Th e g un th a t La m ar wa s h o ld in g d urin g h i s

c o n fro n ta tio n with Willia m s wa s su b je c t e d to b a llistic te stin g a nd d e te rm in e d

to b e th e we a

p o n th a t wa s u se d to k ill Mc Cra e

.

Th is e v id e n c e w a s su ffic ie n t to e n a b le th e ju ry to fin d La m ar g u ilty o f th e

c rim e s fo r wh ic h he wa s c h a rg e d b e y o n d a re a so n a b le d o u b t. Ja c k so n v

.

Virg in ia

, 44 3 U

. S

. 3 0 7 (9 9 S Ct 2 7 81

, 6 1 LE2 d 5 6 0 ) (1 9 7 9 ). No n e th e le ss,

La m a r m a in ta in s th a t Bro d e ric k S ta llin gs a c tu a lly k ille d Mc Cra e

. L a m a r a rg ue s

th a t Sta llin g s h a d th e m o tiv e to c o m m it th e c rim e b e c a

u se Mc Cra e ha d b e e n in

a n a lte rc a tio n w ith S ta llin g s’s fa th e r on th e d a y o f th e m u rd e r. At tria l, ho we ve r,

S ta llin g s wa s th o ro u g h ly e x a m in e d b y La m a r , a n d

, th o u g h La m a r a rg u e d th a t

3S ta llin g s wa s g u ilty

, th e ju ry b e lie ve d S ta llin g s’s a l i b i t es tim o n y ra th e r th a n

La m a r’s a c c usa tio ns. As th e a rb ite r o f w itn e ss c re d ib ility

, th e ju ry w a s e n title d

to m a k e th is d e te rm in a tio n

. S e e Ha ll v

. S ta te

, 2 6 4 Ga

. 8 5 ( 1 ) (4 4 1 S E2 d 2 4 5 )

(1 9 9 4 ).

2

. La m a r c o n te n d s th a t th e tria l c o urt e rre d b y a dm ittin g e v id e n c e o f two

sim ila r tra n sa c tio ns. We d isa g re e

.

Un d e r th e la w a

p plic a b le a t th e tim e o f La m a r’ s t r ia l, 2 e vid e n c e o f a

sim ila r tra n sa c tio n m a y b e a dm itte d if th e S ta te sh ows th a t

(1 ) it se e k s to i n t r o d u c e th e e v id e n c e n o t to ra ise a n im p ro p e r in fe re n c e a s to th e a c c u s e d ' s c h a ra c te r, b u t fo r so m e a p p ro p ria te

p u rp o se wh ic h h a s b e e n d e e m e d to b e a n e x c e p t io n to th e g e n e ra l

ru le o f in a d m issib ility ; (2 ) th e re is su ffic ie n t e v id e nc e to e sta b lish
th a t th e a c c u se d c o m m itte d th e in d e p e n d e nt offe n se or a c t; a n d (3 )
th e re i s a s u ffic ie nt c o n n e c tio n o r sim ila rity b e twe e n th e in d e p e n d e n t o ffe n se o r a c t a n d th e c rim e c h a rg e d so th a t p ro o f o f
th e fo rm e r te n d s to p ro v e th e la tte r.

(Cita tio n a n d p un c tu a tio n o m itte d .) Ma tth e ws v. S ta te

, 2 9 4 Ga

. 50

, 5 2 (3 ) (7 5 1

S E2 d 7 8 ) (2 0 1 3 ). O n re v ie w, th e fa c tu a l fin d in g s o f th e tria l c o urt a re a c c e p te d

u n le ss c le a rly e rro n e o u s, a n d t h e d e c isio n to a d m it th e sim ila r tra n sa c tio n

2 Be c a u se La m a r wa s trie d b e fo re Ja n u ary 1

, 2 0 1 3

, Ge o rg ia ' s old Ev id e n c e Co d e a pp lie s in h is a

p p e a l. U n d e r th e n e w E v id e n c e C o de

, a d m issib ility o f th is

c a te g ory o f e vid e n c e is g o v e rn e d b y OCGA § 2 4 -4 -4 04 (b ).

4e v id e n c e will b e a ffirm e d u n le ss th e re h a s b e e n a n a b u se o f disc re tio n

. Re e d v

.

S ta te , 2 9 1 Ga . 1 0 (3 ) (7 2 7 S E2 d 1 1 2 ) (2 0 1 2 ).

Th e two sim ila r tra n s a c t i o n s in q u e stio n m a y b e su m m a riz e d in th e

fo llo win g m a n n e r. F irst, o n Ma rc h 1 3

, 1 9 98

, Tim oth y C a u le y witn e sse d La m a r

sh o o t Ric h a r d Ma rsh in th e b a c k a t a n e le m e n ta ry sc h o o l n e ar Vin e City in

F u lto n Co un ty

. A bu lle t a lso we n t th ro u gh a m in iv a n a n d h it th e a rm o f a m o th e r

d ro p p in g o ff h e r c h ild re n. La m a r p le d g uilty to two a g g ra v a te d a ssa ult c h a rg e s.

With re g a rd to th e se c o n d sim ila r tra nsa c tio n , o n Ja n u a ry 1 6

, 2 0 0 9

, An th o n y

Hu d so n h e a rd so m e o n e o u t s id e h is a p a rtm e n t sh o otin g a w e a po n

. He

su b se q u e n tly c a lle d 9 1 1 a n d ga v e th e o p e ra to r a de sc rip tio n o f th e in d iv id u a l h e

o b se rv e d

. Offic e rs re sp o n d ed t o th e sc e n e a n d fo u n d a m a n w h o m a tc h e d th e

d e sc rip tio n g iv e n

. Th e m a n to ld o ffic e rs th a t h is n a m e wa s An twa n Da v is.

Offic e rs la te r d isc o v er e d t h e m a n wa s a c tu a lly La m a r, wh o wa s u ltim a te ly

a rre ste d fo r p ro v id in g a

fa lse n a m e

.

Th e se two tra n sa c tio n s we re o ffe re d fo r th e p ro p e r p u rp ose s o f sh o win g

“ c o u rse o f c o n d u c t, in te n t, a n d la c k o f m ista k e ,” a n d th e tria l c o u rt d id n o t a b use

its disc re tio n b y a d m ittin g th e m , d e sp ite La m a r’s a rg u m e n ts th a t th e y we re n o t

s u f f i c ie n tly sim ila r to th e c rim e s fo r wh ic h h e wa s o n tria l. “ Th e pro p e r f o c u s

5is o n th e sim ila ritie s, n o t th e d iffe re nc e s, b e twe e n t h e cr i me s c h a rg e d a n d th e

p rio r a c ts.” (Cita tio n om itte d.) Bro wn v

. S ta te

, 2 9 5 Ga

. 8 0 4

, 8 1 6 (8 ) (7 6 4 S E2 d

3 7 6 ) (2 0 1 4 ). With re g a rd to th e 1 9 9 8 sc h o o l sh o o tin g , L a m a r o p e ne d fire with

a h a n dg u n in a p u b lic se ttin g

. With re g a rd to th e 2 0 0 9 a rre st, La m a r wa s a rre ste d

fo r g iv in g a fa lse n a m e a n d

, o n c e a g a in

, in v e stig a te d fo r o p e n in g fire with a

h a n d g u n in a p u b lic se ttin g

. It c a n n o t b e sa id th a t th e tr i a l c o urt a b u se d its

d isc re tio n b y a d m ittin g b o th o f th e se p rio r o ffe n se s a s sim ila r tra n sa c tio n s.

Ma tth e ws, su p ra

.

3

. La m a r c o n te nd s th a t h is tria l c o u nse l re n d e re d in e ffe c tiv e a ssista n c e b y

fa ilin g to o bje c t to fo u r c om m e n ts m a d e by th e p ro se c u to r th ro u g h o u t tria l.

Ag a in , we d isa gre e

.

In ord e r t o su c c e e d o n h is c la im o f in e ffe c tiv e a ssista n c e , [La m a r] m

u s t p ro ve b o th th a t h is tria l c o un se l' s p e rfo rm a n c e wa s d e fic ie nt a nd th a t th e re is a re a so n a b le p ro ba b ility t h a t th e tria l

re su lt wo u ld h a v e be e n d iffe re n t if n o t fo r th e d e f i ci e n t

p e rfo rm a nc e

. S tric k la n d v

. Wa sh in g to n , 4 66 U. S

. 6 6 8 (1 0 4 S Ct

2 0 5 2

, 8 0 LE2 d 6 74 ) (1 9 8 4 ). If a n a p p e lla n t fa ils to m e e t h is or h e r b u rd e n o f p ro vin g e ith e r p ro n g o f th e Stric k la n d te st, th e re v ie win g

c o u rt d o e s n o t h a v e to e xa m in e th e o th e r p ro n g

. Id

. a t 69 7 (IV);

F u lle r v

. S ta te

, 2 7 7 Ga

. 5 0 5 (3 ) (5 9 1 S E2 d 7 8 2 ) (2 0 0 4 )

. In

re v ie win g th e tria l c o u rt' s d e c isi o n , “ ‘[w] e a c c e pt th e tria l c o u rt' s f a c tu a l fin d in g s a n d c re d ib ility d e te rm in a tio n s u n le ss c le ar l y

e rro ne o us, b u t we in d e p e n d e n tly a p p l y th e le g a l prin c ip le s to th e fa c ts.’ [Cit.] ” Ro b in so n v

. S ta te

, 2 7 7 Ga

. 7 5

, 7 6 (5 86 S E 2 d 3 1 3 )

6(2 0 0 3 ).

Wrig h t v . S ta te , 2 9 1 Ga

. 8 6 9

, 8 7 0 (2 ) (7 3 4 S E2 d 8 76 ) (2 0 1 2 ).

F irst, La m a r m a in ta in s th a t tria l c o u n se l sh o uld h a v e o b je c t ed wh e n th e

p ro se c u to r a sk e d S ta llin g s on re d ire c t e x a m in a tio n w h e th e r h e wa n te d to g o to

j a i l fo r a m

urd e r h e d id n o t c o m m it a nd h ow it fe lt to b e fa lse ly a c c u se d o f a

m u rd e r h e d id n ot c o m m it. S p e c ific a lly

, La m a r c o n te n ds th a t th e p ro se c u tio n

p u rp o se fu lly b o lste re d S ta llin g s’s c re dib ility b y a sk in g th e se qu e stio n s. Ev e n

if we we re to a ssu m e th a t th e p ro se c u to r’s q u e stio n s we re o b je c tio n a b le o n th is

b a sis,

t h e v o u c h in g in th is c a se wa s o n ly im p lie d a n d o c c u rre d in o n l y [two ] q u e stio n [s] [fo llo win g a n in te n se c ro ss-e x a m in a tio n in wh ic h

La m a r’s c ou n se l a sk e d S ta llin g s a b o u t h is d e sire to a v o id a re tu rn

to p riso n ]

. T h e ju ry wa s p ro p e rly in stru c te d th a t th e c re d ib ility o f
th e witn e sse s wa s fo r th e m to d e te rm in e c o nsid e rin g a ll th e fa c ts

a n d c irc u m sta n c e s o f th e c a se , a n d th a t th e e v id e n c e in th e c a se d o e s

n o t in c lu d e th e o p e n in g sta te m e nts o r c lo sin g a rg u m e n ts b y th e

a tto rn e y s o r t h e q u e stio ns a sk e d b y th e a tto rn e y s. Giv e n th e

s u b sta n tia l e v id e n c e o f [La m a r' s] g u ilt, [in c lu din g th e fa c t th a t h e

sta te d th a t he h a d d o n e “ so m e re a l h o t sh -t” wh ile le a v in g th e sc e n e

o f th e c rim e a n d th a t h e wa s la te r fo un d with th e m u rd e r we a po n ,]

we a g re e w ith th e tria l c o u rt' s c o n c lu sio n th a t fa ilu re to o b je c t to th e

c o m p la in e d -o f q u e stio n [s] in t h is c a se d id n ot u n d e rm in e th e fu n d a m e n ta l fa irn e ss o f th e tria l [a n d th a t La m a r’s tria l c o u n se l wa s

n o t in e ffe c tiv e ]

.

Be ll v . S ta te , 2 94 G a . 4 4 3 , 4 4 6 (2 ) (7 5 4 S E2 d 3 2 7) (2 0 1 4 ).

7S e c o n d

, L ama r a rg u e s th a t tria l c o u n se l sh o u ld h a v e o b je c te d wh e n th e

p ro se c u to r a sk e d a d e te c tiv e a b o u t h is c o n c lu sio n re g a rd in g S ta llin gs d u rin g th e

c o u rse o f th e d e te c tiv e ’s in ve stig a tio n. Th e offic e r re sp o nd e d th a t, a t a c e rta in

p o in t in h is in ve stig a tio n , h e “ wa s c on fid e n t th a t Mr. S ta llin gs wa s n o t in v o lv e d

in th is h o m ic id e .” La m a r m a in t a i n s th a t th e in v e stig a tin g o ffic e r wa s th e re b y

a llo w e d to te stify re g a rd in g th e u ltim a te issu e a t tria l. “ Ord in a rily

, a w itn e ss m a y

n o t e x p re ss h is o pin io n a s to a n u ltim a te fa c t, b e c a u se to d o so wo u ld in v a d e th e

p ro v in c e o f th e ju ry .” (Cita tio n o m itte d .) F o rd h a m v

. Sta te

, 2 5 4 Ga

. 5 9 (4 ) (3 2 5

S E2 d 7 5 5 ) (1 9 8 5). In t h i s i n s t a n c e , th e in v e stig a tin g o ffic e r te stifie d o n ly

re g a rd in g th e c o u rse o f h is in v e stig a tio n c o nc e rn in g S ta llin gs. He d id no t te stify

re g a rd in g th e u ltim a te issu e in q ue stio n, n a m e ly w h e th e r La m a r sh o t a n d k ille d

Mc Cra e

.

Th ird

, La m a r c o n te n d s t h a t tria l c o u n se l sh o u ld h a v e o b je c te d d u rin g

c lo sin g a rg u m e n ts wh e n th e p ro se c u to r sta te d th a t

, if S ta llin g s ha d m u rd e re d

Mc Cra e , th e pro se c u tio n wo u ld n o t h a v e b e e n a b l e t o g e t S ta llin g s to te stify

.

Th e p e rm issib le ra n g e o f c lo sin g a rg u m e n t, h o we v e r, is v e ry wid e

. Co n n e r v

.

S ta te

, 2 51 Ga

. 1 1 3 (6 ) (3 0 3 S E2 d 2 6 6) (1 9 83 ). “ [A] p ro se c u to r is g ra n te d wid e

la titu d e in th e c o n d u c t o f c lo sin g a rg u m e n t, th e b o u n d s o f wh ic h a re in th e tria l

8c o u rt' s d isc re tio n ; with in th e sc o p e o f su c h la titu d e is th e pro se c uto r' s a b ility to

a rg u e re a so n a

b le in fe re n c e s fro m th e e v id e n c e , in c lu d in g a n y th a t a d dre ss th e

c re d ib ility o f witn e sse s.” (Cita tio n om itte d .) S c o tt v

. S ta te

, 2 9 0 G a

. 88 3, 8 8 5 (2 )

(7 2 5 S E2 d 3 0 5) (2 0 12 ). S e e a lso Va rn e r v

. S ta te

, 2 8 5 Ga

. 30 0, 3 0 1 (2 ) (c ) (6 7 6

S E2 d 1 8 9 ) (2 0 09 ) (n o tin g th a t c o u n se l h a v e “ ‘wid e le e w a y

. . . to a rg u e a ll

re a so na b le in fe re n c e s th a t m a y b e d ra wn fro m th e e vi d en c e d u rin g c lo sin g

a r g u m e n t ’ ” (c ita tio n s o m itte d )). Be c a u se th e p ro se c u to r’s a rg u m e nt w a s p ro pe r,

t ria l c o u n se l’s d e c isio n n o t to o b je c t in th is in sta n c e wa s n o t in e ffe c tiv e

a ssista n c e

.

F o u rth a n d fin a lly

, with re g a rd to th e a g g ra v a t e d a ssa u lt o f Willia m s,

La m a r a rg u e s th a t tria l c o u n se l sh ou ld h a v e ob je c te d d u rin g c lo sin g a rg u m e n ts,

c o n te n d in g , with o ut c ita tio n , th a t th e p ro se c u to r m issta te d th e la w w h e n sh e

sta te d th a t “ h a v in g a fistfig ht with so m e b od y is no t a fo rc ib le fe lo n y wh e re y o u

g e t to p u ll o u t a h a n d g u n .” A re v ie w of t h e tra n sc rip t, h owe v e r, sh o ws th a t

La m a r h a s ta k e n th is sta te m e nt o u t o f c on te x t, a s th e pro se c u to r we n t o n to p o in t

o u t t h at

, u n d e r th e fa c ts o f th is c a se , th e re wa s n o t e v e n a fistfig h t p rio r to th e

tim e th a t La m a r re trie v e d a g u n

. Th e re fo re , e v e n if we a ss u me d t h a t th e

p r o s e c u to r’s sta te m e n t, a t le a st in iso la tio n , wa s im p ro p e r, La m a r h a s wh o lly

9fa ile d to sh o w a n y p re ju d ic e fro m th e c o m m e n t. Th is is e v e n m o re so g iv e n th e

fa c t th a t th e tria l c o u rt in stru c te d th e ju ry o n se lf-d e fe n se , th e d e fin itio n o f

fo rc ib le fe lo n ie s, a n d th e fa c t th a t th e a rg um e n ts o f th e p ro se c u to r c ou ld n o t b e

c o n sid e re d a s e v id e n c e

.

Ac c o rd in g ly

, th e tria l c o u rt d id n ot e rr in re je c tin g La m a r’s c la im s th a t h e

re c e iv e d in e ffe c tiv e a ssista n c e o f c ou n se l.

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.

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S . Cin d y Wa n g , fo r a

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