Griffin v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Tommy Tyrone Griffin was convicted of felony murder and conspiracy to commit trafficking in cocaine in connection with a fatal shooting in a Gwinnett County apartment in April 2010.1 Griffin appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s instructions to the jury. Our review of the record reveals that the State failed to adduce any evidence on an essential element of the drug conspiracy charge and therefore that his conviction for conspiracy to commit trafficking in cocaine must be reversed. Because the…