POWERS v. STATE

No. S15A0504.

773 S.E.2d 751 (2015)

297 Ga. 345

POWERS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmonique B.S. Rodgers , Long Dai Vo , Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paula Khristian Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Michael Alexander Oldham , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Paige Reese Whitaker , Deputy Dist. Atty., Paul L. Howard Jr. , Dist. Atty., Peggy Ann Katz , Asst. Dist. Atty., Sheila Elizabeth Gallow, Sr. Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


Appellant Fabian Powers was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of Alfred Boyd. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his request for a jury instruction on justification based on self-defense or defense of others. But the...

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