Smith v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Deonte Smith challenged his conviction for felony murder in connection with the 2012 death of his two-month-old daughter, Keymaya. Appellant argued on appeal of that conviction that the trial court erred in allowing the State to cross-examine him about tattoos on his arm and by allowing the State’s expert witness to give a demonstration using a baby doll. After review, the Supreme Court agreed the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the full line of questioning about the tattoos, but any error was harmless, and the court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the expert’s demonstration.
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