Dorsey v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Sidney Dorsey, a former Sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, was convicted of malice murder, two counts of violating the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), violation of oath by a public officer, and theft by taking in violation of duties as a public officer (eight counts), in connection with the shooting death of his newly elected successor in office, Derwin Brown.1 On appeal, Dorsey primarily challenges his murder conviction on the basis that the State’s theory of the case was materially misleading and erroneous, and he asserts that the RICO…