Legal Opinion

Reaves v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 16, 2014No. A14A0374Published

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

Weldon Keith Reaves appealed from his convictions for burglary and theft by taking. The state filed a suggestion of death, advising that Reaves has died while this appeal has been pending. See Court of Appeals Rule 43 (a) (“The death of a party in a pending appeal may be suggested by counsel for either side at any time.”). Reaves’s counsel also represented to this Court that Reaves has died. The state has moved to dismiss the appeal as moot for this reason. We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal as moot. Dorsey v. State, 272 Ga. 283 (528 SE2d 257) (2000); McLendon v.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dorsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. McLendon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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