Legal Opinion

Steele v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 11, 2023No. S23A0460PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Charles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  4. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McCullum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  2. Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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