Thomas v. State

Blackwell, Justice.

James Thomas was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of the murder of Shamar Edwards, as well as aggravated assaults upon Patrick Edwards, Donald Jumper, Amber McAdory, and Quintisha Page. Thomas appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it failed to sever his trial from that of his co-defendants, when it admitted certain evidence, when it allowed the prosecuting attorney to ask leading questions of certain witnesses, and when it refused to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter. We see no error and affirm.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the…