PALMER v. STATE

S18A0426.

814 S.E.2d 718 (2018)

PALMER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel M. Kaufman , KAUFMAN LAW FIRM LLC, 2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth Haase Brock , Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Anna Green Cross , Deputy Chief A.D.A., DEKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 556 North McDonough Street, Suite 700 Decatur, Georgia 30030, Arthur C. Walton , A.D.A., FULTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , District Attorney, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., FULTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 4th Floor 136 Pryor Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellee.


Appellant Qutravius Palmer and his codefendant Zion Wainwright were convicted of murder and other crimes in connection with the December 2013 shooting death of Xavier Arnold. On appeal, Palmer argues that the trial court erred by failing to order an unprompted evaluation of his competency to stand trial and by denying his motion...

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