Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 24, 2012No. S12A0193PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Nathaniel Scott appeals his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of Edward Nurse. He challenges his convictions on multiple grounds: that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts; that the prosecutor made improper statements in closing argument; that the trial court failed to cure the prejudice resulting from the prosecutor’s improper statements; that a witness’s immunity agreement was improperly sent to the jury during deliberations; that the trial court twice delivered…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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