STATE v. HINTON

S20A0648.

847 S.E.2d 188 (2020)

The STATE v. HINTON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Paula Khristian Smith , Christopher M. Carr , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Paul L. Howard , Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Juliana Sleeper , Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, 3rd Floor Suite 940, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellant.

Deborah Wendy Young , Law Offices Ow Deborah W. Young, LLC., 5555 Glenridge Connector Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, for Appellee.


The trial court found that the State failed to prove that Evontae Hinton, after invoking his right to remain silent, initiated further discussions with a detective and voluntarily waived his right to remain silent; the court therefore suppressed statements Hinton then made to the detective. The State appeals and argues that the...

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