Hayes v. State

SEARS, Chief Justice.

A Fulton County jury convicted Michael Hayes of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of Dejuan McCrary. On appeal, Hayes contends that the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury regarding the relationship between felony murder and voluntary manslaughter, in accordance with this Court’s decision in Edge v. State. Because the trial court’s instructions to the jury were not improper, we affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial showed that Hayes and Dejuan McCrary, the…