Legal Opinion
Merritt v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 12, 2020No. S20A1190PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
310 Ga. 433
FINAL COPY S20A1190. MERRITT v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Jerry Merritt appeals his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for the shooting death of Anthony Taylor, following an argument between the two several hours earlier.1 Merritt argues that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred by failing to give jury instructions on voluntary manslaughter and duty to retreat and by 1 The crimes occurred on June 6, 2014. On March 10, 2015, a Muscogee County grand jury returned an indictment charging Merritt…
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