COLLYMORE v. STATE

No. S15A1509.

782 S.E.2d 7 (2016)

298 Ga. 335

COLLYMORE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lee Mack, Jr. , Forest Park, for appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Blair Douglas Mahaffey , Asst. Atty. Gen., James L. Wright, III , Dist. Atty., Flint Circuit District Attorneys Office, for appellee.


Following a jury trial, Fernando Collymore was found guilty of the felony murder of Rosita Gates as well as the theft by taking of Gates's vehicle.1 Collymore now appeals, contending that the trial court: (1) gave the jury an improper charge on the concept of "accident;" (2) improperly sentenced him...

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