FRANKLIN v. STATE

S17A1599.

810 S.E.2d 118 (2018)

FRANKLIN v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 5, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerilyn Lyshette Bell , Josh David Moore , Gerald P. Word , GEORGIA CAPITAL DEFENDERS, 104 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 600 Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Emily Kathleen Richardson , A.D.A., Brian Keith Fortner , District Attorney, Sean Alexander Garrett , Senior A.D.A., DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 8700 Hospital Drive, 2nd Floor Douglasville, Georgia 30134, Attorneys for the Appellee.


This case presents the issue of whether a trial court has authority to dismiss a prosecutor's notice of intent to seek the death penalty prior to trial. This issue previously has been decided adversely to appellant's position, and for the reasons set forth below, we are not persuaded to change this Court's longstanding ruling on...

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