Legal Opinion
Morris v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 5, 2018No. S17A1402PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 192
FINAL COPY S17A1402. MORRIS v. THE STATE. GRANT, Justice. Appellant Willie Morris was found guilty of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the July 2004 shooting death of Fabian Miller. Morris now appeals, asserting various evidentiary and jury instruction errors, ineffectiveness of his trial counsel for several reasons, and that the trial court failed to properly exercise its discretion as the thirteenth juror in denying his motion for a new trial. Finding no error, we affirm.1 1 The murder was committed on July 26, 2004. Morris was indicted by a Fulton County grand…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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