Legal Opinion
Starks v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 2024No. S24A1015PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
320 Ga. 300
FINAL COPY S24A1015. STARKS v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Joseph Donnell Starks was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with a vehicular collision resulting in the death of Kristin Dyer and the serious injury of Joshua Cash.1 On 1 The crimes occurred on December 14, 2016. On September 19, 2018, a Franklin County grand jury indicted Starks, charging him with felony murder predicated on fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (Count 1), two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree (Counts 2-3), two counts of serious injury by vehicle (Counts…
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