Salvesen v. State

317 Ga. 314

FINAL COPY S23A0433. SALVESEN v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Walter G. Salvesen III was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Johnathan Martin.1 On appeal, Salvesen contends that: (1) the trial court admitted unduly prejudicial photographs from Martin’s autopsy and the scene where Martin’s body was found; (2) the trial court erred by failing to recharge the jury on the lesser offenses of voluntary and 1 The crimes occurred sometime between mid-June and mid-August, 2015. On December 1, 2015, a Richmond County grand jury indicted…