State v. OWENS (And Vice Versa)

312 Ga. 212

FINAL COPY S21A0640, S21X0641. THE STATE v. OWENS; and vice versa. MCMILLIAN, Justice. After Stephan Joseph Owens was convicted of felony murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of Richard Osadebe Egoegonwa, he was granted a new trial on the felony murder charge. The State appeals, and Owens cross-appeals. Because the trial court erred in granting a new trial on the ground that the verdicts as rendered were repugnant, we reverse that portion of the order granting the new trial. In Owens’s cross-appeal, we affirm except to correct a sentencing error.1 1 Egoegonwa died…