Legal Opinion
State v. Heath
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 1, 2020No. S19G0967PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 836
FINAL COPY S19G0967. THE STATE v. HEATH. MCMILLIAN, Justice. After a jury trial, Kristine Heath was found guilty of homicide by vehicle in the first degree based on reckless driving; homicide by vehicle in the second degree; five counts of serious injury by vehicle; and failure to stop at a stop sign. The Court of Appeals reversed Heath’s convictions, except for the stop sign conviction, after concluding that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to demur to the fatally defective felony counts in the indictment. See Heath v. State, 349 Ga. App. 84, 89 (2) ( 825…
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