Strozier v. State

Ellington, Justice.

*362A jury found Johnathan Anthony and Jekari Strozier guilty of a variety of crimes, including felony murder. On appeal, we held that "the trial court properly convicted [the] appellants of felony murder predicated upon unlawful participation in criminal gang activity through the commission of a simple battery [Count 4]." (Citation omitted.) Anthony v. State , 303 Ga. 399, 403 (2) (a), 811 S.E.2d 399 (2018). We also held that the jury's verdicts as to voluntary manslaughter (Count 1) and the other felony murder counts (Counts 2-3, 5-7) were vacated by operation of law. Id. at…