State v. Springer

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: June 29, 2015 S14G1539. THE STATE v. SPRINGER. THOMPSON, Chief Justice. We granted the State’s petition for writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision reversing appellee Roderick Springer’s convictions for aggravated assault and involuntary manslaughter based on reckless conduct on the ground that these verdicts are mutually exclusive. See Springer v. State

328 Ga. App. 654

( 762 SE2d 433) (2014). After reviewing the record and pertinent case law, we hold that under the facts of this case, the jury’s guilty verdicts are not mutually…