Legal Opinion
Tidwell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 21, 2021No. S21A0739PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
312 Ga. 459
FINAL COPY S21A0739. TIDWELL v. THE STATE. COLVIN, Justice. Following a jury trial, Tonya Tidwell was convicted of malice murder and aggravated battery in connection with the death of David Eric Guice.1 On appeal, Tidwell claims that the trial court erred by failing to charge the jury on mutual combat and by failing to suppress evidence obtained during the post-incident search of the crime scene. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. 1 On August 14, 2017, a Forsyth County grand jury indicted Tidwell, along with Ryan Spark and Jimmy Winkles, for the malice murder, felony…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Teal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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3Cited by7 opinions
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