Supreme Court of Georgia

Rigsby v. the State.

June 3, 2019829 S.E.2d 93

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the convictions, holding that the defendant's post-arrest statement was a spontaneous and voluntary remark rather than the product of interrogation. The court also held that the defendant was not entitled to a voluntary-manslaughter instruction under either asserted theory, making any instructional or verdict-form error harmless, and rejected his ineffective-assistance claim for lack of prejudice.