Legal Opinion
Priester v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 11, 2023No. S23A0728PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 477
FINAL COPY S23A0728. PRIESTER v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. In March 2020, Darnell Priester was convicted of malice murder, aggravated battery, and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Thomas Robinson and the non-fatal shooting of Timothy Nelson. He appeals those convictions, arguing that the evidence presented at trial was not sufficient to support them, the trial court erred by denying him a new trial on the general grounds, and the trial court committed plain error by not giving jury instructions related to justification and perjury. Priester also argues that…
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