Rucker v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Rucker’s convictions for malice murder and related offenses. It held that, even assuming the trial court plainly erred by omitting an accomplice-corroboration instruction, Rucker failed to show that the omission probably affected the trial’s outcome because the State presented substantial independent evidence. The court also held that the trial court properly applied the constitutional speedy-trial balancing test and did not abuse its discretion in denying dismissal.