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STATE v. COPELAND

S20A0820 S20A0821 S20A0822.

850 S.E.2d 736 (2020)

The STATE v. COPELAND. The State v. Scott. The State v. Howell.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: November 2, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Howard Altman , Kelly J. Weathers , Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, PO Box 590, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401-0590, for Appellant.

Christopher M. Carr , Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Paula Khristian Smith , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, for Amicus Appellant.

Pierce Gloover Blitch , Paul Simon Patter , son Williams , Fleming & Nelson, LLP, 631 Ronald Reagan Drive, Suite 201 P.O. Box 2208, Evans, Georgia 30809, for Appellee in S20A0820 and S20A0821.

Shawn Michael Merzlak , Hawk Law Group, 338 Telfair Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellee in S20A0822.

A Washington County grand jury indicted former sheriff's deputies Henry Lee Copeland, Rhett Scott, and Michael Howell for felony murder and other offenses in connection with the death of Eurie Lee Martin. Each defendant sought immunity from prosecution under OCGA § 16-3-24.2, claiming...

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