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CARPENTER v. STATE

S19A0439.

827 S.E.2d 250 (2019)

CARPENTER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: April 15, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel , Atlanta, The Steel Law Firm, P.C., 1800 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Donald Franklin Samuel , Atlanta, Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C., 3151 Maple Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30305, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael Alexander Oldham , Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Anna Green Cross , The Summerville Firm LLC, 1226 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, Peter Keith Johnson , A.D.A., Sherry Boston , Decatur, District Attorney, DeKalb County District Attorney's Office, 556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700, for Appellee.

Benjamin Carpenter was tried by a DeKalb County jury and convicted of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of Lucio Vasquez. Carpenter appeals, contending that the trial court erred in its resolution of certain evidentiary issues and in its charge to the jury...

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