State v. Harris

Hines, Justice.

The State appeals the superior court’s grant of a new trial to Xavier Harris, who was found guilty of felony murder and related crimes in connection with the August 1, 2005 fatal shooting of Ron Strozier and the conspiracy to commit aggravated assault with a deadly weapon of an individual known only as “D-Bone.” For the *93reasons that follow, we affirm.

In March 2006, a Fulton County grand jury returned a 17-count indictment against Harris and four other men: Michael Grissom, Markell Dorsey, Rico Sims, and Darnell Amaker. Harris was named in all but four of the counts, which…