HINES v. STATE

S21A1079.

867 S.E.2d 85 (2021)

HINES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: December 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Monroe , John Monroe Law, PC, 156 Robert Jones Road, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534, for Appellant.

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


Lee Hines was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of malice murder and felony murder in connection with the stabbing death of Lacharity Gaines. Hines's sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred when it allowed the State to present a "surprise witness" who was not disclosed to the defense until the day of trial...

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