ARMSTRONG v. STATE

S20A1364.

852 S.E.2d 824 (2020)

ARMSTRONG v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: December 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bentley C. Adams, III , Attorney at Law, 4121 Rice Street, Number 2609, Lihue, Hawaii 96766, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Samuel Howard Altman , District Attorney, Courtney McGowan Patterson , A.D.A., Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, PO Box 590, Swainsboro, Georgia 304010590, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Kathleen Leona McCanless , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Attorneys for the Appellee.


Jhakeem Armstrong appeals his conviction for malice murder for the death of Robert Parrish, Jr. ("Parrish").1 He argues that the trial court erred by admitting evidence that he was affiliated with a gang under OCGA § 24-4-404(b) ("Rule 404(b)"), by permitting witness testimony regarding certain...

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