Legal Opinion
Dill v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 6, 2003No. S03A0613PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
A jury in Putnam County convicted Myran Louis Dill of two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, burglary, armed robbery, and theft by taking in the shooting deaths of Marcus Hill and Angela Lawson. Because we find that the trial court erred by failing to recharge the jury on crucial elements of Dill’s defense after being requested by the jury to do so, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
1. The evidence presented at trial shows that in September 1995, Dill and three accomplices traveled from Atlanta to Eatonton, where they planned to arrange a drug…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
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