SMITH v. STATE

No. S11A1903.

723 S.E.2d 915 (2012)

290 Ga. 768

SMITH v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel , Atlanta, for appellant.

Patrick H. Head , Dist. Atty., Gregory Lee Epstein , John Richard Edwards , Asst. Dist. Attys., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith , Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Brittany N. Jones , Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Lester James Smith, Jr., was found guilty of, among other things, malice murder and attempting to elude a police officer in connection with the shooting death of Joel Andresen during a failed drug deal and a subsequent high-speed chase involving five police officers.1 On appeal Smith contends, primarily, that the trial court erred by: (1) charging the...

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