Rigsby v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Johnny Rigsby was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the 2010 shooting death of his girlfriend Betty Smith. Appellant argued on appeal that the trial court erred by failing to suppress his post-arrest statement to an investigator, that the jury instructions and verdict form regarding the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter were improper, and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to timely object to the verdict form. Finding no reversible error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed.
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