Legal Opinion
Morrell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 2024No. S23A1166PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
318 Ga. 244
FINAL COPY S23A1166. MORRELL v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Karonta Morrell appeals his convictions related to the shooting death of Jonathan Lang.1 On appeal, Morrell argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. He also argues 1 The crimes against Lang occurred in March 2016. Morrell was charged in a 21-count indictment for various crimes related to the deaths of Lang and Roquan Scarver, as well as various crimes against Harry Rawls III and Tonya Murcherson. The Scarver counts were severed, Morrell was found guilty of those counts at a trial,…
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