Walker v. the States
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
312 Ga. 232
FINAL COPY S21A0779. WALKER v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Hezekiah Walker was convicted of felony murder and other offenses in connection with the May 2018 shooting death of Samuel Davis IV.1 On appeal, Appellant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and to overcome his justification defense; (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument 1 The crimes were committed on May 16, 2018. Appellant was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on September 19, 2018, on one count of malice murder; two counts of felony murder; one count of aggravated…
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