CLARKE v. STATE

S20A0258.

842 S.E.2d 863 (2020)

CLARKE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel , The Steel Law Firm, P.C., 1800 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Alex Martin Bernick , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Daniel J. Porter , District Attorney, Lee Franklin Tittsworth , A.D.A., Samuel Richard d'Entremont , A.D.A., Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, Attorneys for the Appellee.


Following a jury trial, Rupert Clarke was convicted of the malice murder of his wife, Rosemarie Lebert-Clarke, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.1 He appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred in admitting an out...

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