Harris v. State

321 Ga. 87

FINAL COPY S24A0910. HARRIS v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. On September 14, 2021, Emmanuel Harris and his girlfriend, Jordan Gooch, got in a fight, and Harris stabbed and killed Gooch. Harris claimed that he stabbed Gooch in self-defense after she “came at” him with a knife. After a trial, he was convicted of malice mur- der.1 1 Gooch died on September 14, 2021. On October 6, 2021, a Hall County grand jury returned an indictment that charged Harris with malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 2), aggravated assault (Count 3), and posses- sion of a knife during the commission…