State v. Kenney

315 Ga. 408

FINAL COPY S22A0891. THE STATE v. KENNEY. COLVIN, Justice. A Fulton County grand jury indicted Michael Jerome Kenney for malice murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting death of Laquitta Brown (“Laquitta”).1 Before trial, Kenney moved in limine to exclude hearsay statements that Sharrie Dixon, a witness present during the shooting who was unavailable to testify at trial, allegedly made to Aisha Brown (“Aisha”), Laquitta’s partner.2 In response, the State filed a notice of intent to admit Dixon’s statements to Aisha under OCGA § 24-8-807, also known as “the…