THOMPSON v. STATE

S21A0854.

862 S.E.2d 317 (2021)

THOMPSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah M. Prince , Middle Circuit Public Defender's Office, 124 North Main Street, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Parisia Faith Sarfarazi , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Kelly J. Weathers , A.D.A., John Alexander Fitzner, III , Chief A.D.A., Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 590, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, for Appellee.


Appellant Darcy Thompson was convicted of felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Tyrone Cochran. On appeal, Appellant's sole enumeration of error is that the trial court erred by denying his request to instruct the jury on the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter.1 For the

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