Legal Opinion
Devanna v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2021No. S21A0990PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
312 Ga. 689
FINAL COPY S21A0990. DEVANNA V. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. After a jury trial in June 2019, Alexander DeVanna was convicted of malice murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of his wife, Casey DeVanna.1 DeVanna appeals, contending 1 The crimes occurred on August 26 and 27, 2017. On November 28, 2018, a Clarke County grand jury indicted DeVanna for malice murder, two counts of felony murder (one predicated on aggravated assault and one predicated on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon), aggravated assault, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted…
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