Legal Opinion

Routh v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 6, 2025No. S25A0410PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

321 Ga. 490

FINAL COPY S25A0410. ROUTH v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Jousha O’Shea Routh was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting deaths of Saiful Bhuyia and Rizanul Islam.1 On appeal, he contends that the trial court abused 1 The crimes occurred on September 10, 2017. On March 2, 2018, a Ful- ton County grand jury indicted Routh for malice murder of both victims (Counts 1 and 2), felony murder of both victims predicated on attempted armed robbery (Counts 3 and 4), felony murder of both victims predicated on aggra- vated assault (Counts 5 and 6), felony…

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  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
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