Burley v. State

316 Ga. 796

FINAL COPY S23A0322. BURLEY v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. A Calhoun County jury found Undrea Burley guilty of felony murder in connection with the beating death of Joshua Brooks.1 Burley contends the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury sua sponte on the elements of malice murder 1 On March 30, 2017, a Calhoun County grand jury indicted Undrea Burley and co-defendants Wesley Adams, Shakera Burns, and Demetrious Smith for offenses in connection with the beating death of Joshua Brooks, an inmate of Calhoun State Prison. In Count 1 of the indictment,…