Legal Opinion
Orr v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 16, 2006No. S06A1202PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
Dorian Orr was convicted in 2005 of malice murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting death of Michael Grant. Orr appeals, arguing that the trial court improperly admitted portions of a recording from a 911 phone call placed shortly after the murder. Because the trial court erred in admitting certain statements on the 911 recording, we reverse.
1. The evidence presented at trial showed that Grant was shot and killed as he left a home in Savannah in the early morning hours of May 17, 2003. One witness, Darrell Ferguson, testified that he saw Orr slowly…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Pitts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Dolensek v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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