STEPLIGHT v. STATE

S17A0296.

800 S.E.2d 548 (2017)

STEPLIGHT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny Emmett Clyde Vines , Brandi Dukes Payne , MIDDLE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, 126 West Grady Avenue, Lyons, Georgia 30436, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Samuel S. Olens , Attorney General, Jason Matthew Rea , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Joshua Bradley Smith , A.D.A., Henry Wayne Syms, Jr. , District Attorney, AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 735 James Brown Blvd., Suite 2400, Augusta, Georgia 30901, Madonna Marie Little, Magistrate Judge, Columbia County, Georgia 30901, for Appellee.


Samuel Steplight appeals his convictions and sentences for felony murder, possession of a knife during the commission of a crime, and terroristic threats, all in connection with the death of Norma Jean Mobley. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.1

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