MEDINA v. STATE

S20A0505.

844 S.E.2d 767 (2020)

MEDINA v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: June 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight L. Thomas , D Lowell Thomas PC, 2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 407, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, 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, Lenny I. Krick , A.D.A., Sherry Boston , District Attorney, Alana Jane Driscoll , DeKalb County District Attorneys Office, 556 North McDonough Street, Suite 700, Decatur, Georgia 30030, Attorneys for the Appellee.


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