Ford a/k/a Beebe1 v. State

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the defendant's objections to certain testimony on re-direct, as defense counsel impeached the witness on cross-examination, the state was entitled to rehabilitate her, and the testimony was relevant to clarify her previous statements.

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FORD a/k/a BEEBE1 v. THE STATE Scottie McCombs died on February 25, 2007, as a result of gunshot wounds he received to his right eye, hand, thigh, hip, and foot as he approached his parked car on a southwest Atlanta street. Appellant Demetrius Ford, also known as Delrico Beebe, was arrested on July 7, 2007, and was convicted in 2009 of the malice murder of McCombs and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and while a convicted felon. In his appeal he contends his convictions are the results of ineffective assistance of counsel and of errors made by the trial court.2

1. Shortly before his death, McCombs was living with Peronica Ford and her children, five of whom were fathered by McCombs and two of whom were fathered by appellant Ford. A convicted felon testified that he saw appellant waiting for someone to exit a house about three blocks from appellant’s residence, and saw appellant shoot the victim repeatedly shortly after the victim left the house. The witness testified that appellant later told him he had shot the victim because the victim had disciplined appellant’s son. Peronica Ford’s mother and appellant’s son both testified that appellant had said he was going to kill the victim two days before the victim was killed. The State and defense counsel stipulated that appellant was a convicted felon on the day the victim was killed. The evidence was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of malice murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.

Ford a/k/a Beebe1 v. State

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the defendant's objections to certain testimony on re-direct, as defense counsel impeached the witness on cross-examination, the state was entitled to rehabilitate her, and the testimony was relevant to clarify her previous statements.

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