Legal Opinion
Kessler v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 3, 2021No. S21A0066PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
311 Ga. 607
FINAL COPY S21A0066. KESSLER v. THE STATE. MELTON, Chief Justice. Following a jury trial, Dana Michael Kessler was convicted of felony murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting death of Jeffrey Morgan, Jr.1 On appeal, Kessler raises three claims 1 On August 20, 2013, a Muscogee County grand jury jointly indicted Kessler and Timothy Robinson for four counts of felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, armed robbery, aggravated assault with intent to rob, and violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (Counts 1-4); one count of malice murder (Count 5);…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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