LAWSON v. STATE

Nos. S14A0804, S14A0805.

764 S.E.2d 816 (2014)

296 Ga. 1

LAWSON v. The STATE. James v. The State.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara M. Collins , Riverdale, Raina Jeager Nadler , Roswell, for appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Dep. Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Meghan Hobbs Hill , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , Dist. Atty., Paige Reese Whitaker , Dep. Dist. Atty., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, Atlanta for appellee.


Herman Lawson and Christopher James were jointly indicted, along with two others, for charges arising out of the shooting deaths of two victims. In separate trials, appellants were convicted of all charges, including the malice murder of both victims. At the first appearance of these cases before this Court, we reversed the trial...

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