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Georgia Supreme Court: Cumulative Effect of Trial Errors Requires Reversal of Murder Conviction

Loaded on May 15, 2021 by Matthew Clarke published in Criminal Legal News June, 2021, page 44
Filed under: Errors and Omissions. Location: Georgia.

by Matt Clarke

The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously held that the cumulative effect of several trial errors required the reversal of a murder conviction.

Benjamin Finney, a drug dealer in Macon, Georgia, was the victim of a home invasion during which he and his girlfriend were bound and held ...

 

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