Thompson v. State

Sogniek, Judge.

Appellant, a juvenile, was tried in superior court on a charge of malice murder and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred by refusing to advise counsel of the charges it would make to the jury. Since our decision on this enumeration of error is dispositive of this appeal we have addressed it first.

Three defendants, including appellant, were tried jointly, each represented by separate counsel. The State and all counsel submitted written requests to charge. After advising counsel of the offenses on which it would charge, the court…