CAVISTON v. STATE

S22A1040.

882 S.E.2d 221 (2022)

CAVISTON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: December 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Davis Hewitt , The Appellate Division — Georgia Public Defender Council, 100 Bull Street, Suite 200, Savannah, Georgia 31401, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Emily Rebecca Polk , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Joshua Bradley Smith , A.D.A., Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 2400, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellee.


A Richmond County jury found Robert Caviston guilty of malice murder and arson in the first degree in connection with the death of his 92-year-old mother, Agnes Caviston.1 Caviston contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on the general grounds. He also argues that the...

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