MATTHEWS v. STATE

S21A0318.

858 S.E.2d 718 (2021)

MATTHEWS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant , The Merchant Law Firm, P.C., 701 Whitlock Avenue Suite J43, Marietta, Georgia 30064, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300, Joyette Marie Holmes , District Attorney, D. Victor Reynolds , John Richard Edwards , A.D.A., Cobb County District Attorney's Office, 70 Haynes Street, Marietta, Georgia 30090-9602, for Appellee.


A jury found Freeman Matthews guilty of malice murder, battery, and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in connection with the stabbing death of Adrianne Young and also found him guilty of financial credit card theft and obstruction of an officer.1 On appeal, Matthews challenges...

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