STATE v. OWENS

S21A0640, S21X0641.

862 S.E.2d 125 (2021)

The STATE v. OWENS. Owens v. The State.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fani T. Willis , District Attorney, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., Burke Olivia Doherty , Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, for Appellant in S21A0640.

Lauren Beth Shubow , Office of the Public Defender, 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellee in S21A0640.

Lauren Beth Shubow , Office of the Public Defender, 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellant in S21X0641.

Fani T. Willis , District Attorney, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., Burke Olivia Doherty , Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, for Appellee in S21X0641.


After Stephan Joseph Owens was convicted of felony murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of Richard Osadebe Egoegonwa, he was granted a new trial on the felony murder charge. The State appeals, and Owens cross-appeals. Because the trial court erred in granting a new...

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