Legal Opinion
Payne v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 2024No. S23A1205PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
318 Ga. 249
FINAL COPY S23A1205. PAYNE v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Appellant Austin Levi Payne appeals his convictions for felony murder and other crimes related to the death of one-year-old Journey Cowart (“Journey”).1 On appeal, Appellant contends that 1 Journey died on January 21, 2014. On September 17, 2014, a Bartow County grand jury charged Appellant and the victim’s mother, Brandy Boyd, in a 22-count indictment. Appellant and Boyd were charged with four counts of malice murder (Counts 1-4), six counts of felony murder (Counts 5-10), seven counts of cruelty to children in the first…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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3Cited by8 opinions
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