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MILLS v. STATE

S20A0364.

842 S.E.2d 284 (2020)

MILLS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: April 20, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Michael McLendon , McLendon Law Firm, LLC, 1800 Peachtree Street, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Matthew Kyle Winchester , Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester, 1800 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Matthew David O'Brien , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Ryan Reese Leonard , District Attorney, Samantha J. Newman , Aimee F. Sobhani , A.D.A., Douglas County District Attorney's Office, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglas County Courthouse, Douglasville, Georgia 30134, for Appellee.

Roger Mills was found guilty of malice murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Masuto Garrett.1 Mills contends that the trial court erred when, during jury deliberations, it excused a holdout juror without sufficient inquiry or good cause. We agree and so reverse Mills's convictions...

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