Legal Opinion
Abbott v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 17, 2021No. S21A0075PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
311 Ga. 478
FINAL COPY S21A0075. ABBOTT v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Emerson Mack Abbott was tried by a Floyd County jury and found guilty of murder and numerous other crimes arising from the shooting deaths of James and Myra Reeves.1 On appeal, Appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing a witness 1 The crimes occurred on January 23, 2015. In May 2015, a Floyd County grand jury indicted Appellant, charging him with two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of burglary, four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated battery, and…
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