STROZIER v. THE STATE (Two Cases)

306 Ga. 169

FINAL COPY S19A0790. STROZIER v. THE STATE. S19A0907. ANTHONY v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A jury found Johnathan Anthony and Jekari Strozier guilty of a variety of crimes, including felony murder. On appeal, we held that “the trial court properly convicted [the] appellants of felony murder predicated upon unlawful participation in criminal gang activity through the commission of a simple battery [Count 4].” (Citation omitted.) Anthony v. State, 303 Ga. 399, 403(2) (a) ( 811 SE2d 399) (2018). We also held that the jury’s verdicts as to voluntary manslaughter (Count 1) and the…