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KNIGHTON v. STATE

S20A1195.

853 S.E.2d 89 (2020)

KNIGHTON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: December 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel , The Steel Law Firm, P.C., 1800 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Layla Hinton Zon , District Attorney, Candice Leigh Branche , A.D.A., Bailey Rachel Simkoff , Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 1132 Usher Street, N.W., Suite 313, Covington, Georgia 30014, Attorneys for the Appellee.

Appellant Quran Knighton was convicted of malice murder and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony in connection with the stabbing death of Markice Harris. Appellant contends that by twice interrupting his counsel's closing argument to provide instructions to the jury, the trial court committed plain...

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