STATE v. SPRATLIN

S18A1158.

826 S.E.2d 36 (2019)

The STATE, v. SPRATLIN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: March 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, DEPARTMENT, OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, SM., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Anna Green Cross, THE SUMMERVILLE FIRM LLC, 1226 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, Lenny I. Krick , A.D.A., Sherry Boston , District Attorney, Otobong U. Ekpo , DEKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, 556 North McDonough Street, Suite 700, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellant.

Gerard Bradley Kleinrock , OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, 320 Church Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellee.


Appellee DeJuan Spratlin was convicted of malice murder and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of Edward Cobb. The trial court granted Spratlin a new trial, however, on the ground that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to seek the exclusion of testimony and comments about...

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