Legal Opinion

The State v. Echols.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 10, 2018No. A18A1263Published

1Opinion of the Court

McMillian, Judge.

*278 The State appeals the trial court's order dismissing the accusation against Kingsley Echols based on an alleged Brady 1 violation, arguing that no Brady violation existed and the pre-trial dismissal was improper. For the following reasons, we agree and reverse.

The record shows that Echols was charged in Fulton County with two misdemeanor counts of family violence simple battery under OCGA § 16-5-23 (f). These charges stemmed from an alleged altercation between Echols and his grandmother and his girlfriend. The grandmother called the police, and an officer created an incident…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Castell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Wallin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Zant v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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