Steele v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 411
FINAL COPY S23A0460. STEELE v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Donald Steele appeals his convictions for felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing death of Kevin McGruder.1 Steele argues on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support his felony murder conviction and that the trial court should have merged his conviction for aggravated assault into his conviction for felony murder, which was based on aggravated assault. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient to support Steele’s convictions, but the State concedes, and we agree, that his…
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