BURNEY v. STATE

S16A1042.

792 S.E.2d 354 (2016)

BURNEY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: October 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel , The Steel Law Firm, P.C., 1800 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Samuel S. Glens , Attorney General, Scott Orion Teague , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, S.W., 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Paige Reese Whitaker , Deputy D.A., Michael V. Snow , A.D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellee.


Appellant Octavious Burney challenges his convictions after a jury trial for malice murder and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of Leonard Young. Appellant contends that the trial court applied the wrong standard in denying his motion for new trial, abused its discretion in denying his motions to strike four...

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