Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 17, 2022No. S22A0271PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
313 Ga. 752
FINAL COPY S22A0271. SMITH v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Tracy LaShawn Smith appeals his conviction for felony murder in connection with the death of Jerome Walden.1 On appeal, Smith 1 Walden was killed on June 24, 2011. On September 28, 2011, a Dougherty County grand jury indicted Smith, Calvin Sharmond Brooks, and Demarcus Dontravious Lewis in connection with Walden’s death, charging them with felony murder (Count 1), aggravated assault (Count 2), and aggravated battery (Count 3). Smith was first tried separately in a jury trial from December 12 to 20, 2011. The jury found…
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- Long v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Leutner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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