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DAWSON v. STATE

S20A0217.

842 S.E.2d 875 (2020)

DAWSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 4, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica A. Seares , Atlanta Circuit Public Defender's Office, 100 Peachtree Street St., N.W., Suite 1600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Attorneys for the Appellant.

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, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , District Attorney, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., Marc A. Mallon , Senior A.D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, S.W., 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Attorneys for the Appellee.

A jury convicted Lavaris Dawson of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Mamadou Camara.1 On appeal, Dawson contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, that the trial court erred by admitting Dawson's statements to a detective during an interview...

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