Allen v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 1
FINAL COPY S23A0436. ALLEN v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Sean Allen appeals his conviction for felony murder for the shooting death of Daquan Gillett.1 Allen argues that (1) the trial court erred when it failed to grant him immunity from prosecution based on self-defense; (2) the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction; (3) the trial court erred by limiting his ability to argue the law of self-defense in closing argument; and (4) trial counsel was ineffective in several respects. We conclude that the evidence authorized the trial court to…
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