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FORTSON v. STATE

S21A1038.

869 S.E.2d 432 (2022)

FORTSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 15, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley W. Schoolcraft, III , Office of the Public Defender, 289 Jonesboro Road, Suite 245, McDonough, Georgia 30253, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy 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, Fani T. Willis , District Attorney, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., Kevin Christopher Armstrong , Senior A.D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street SW, 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Leslie Anna Coots , A.D.A., Cobb County District Attorney's Office, 70 Haynes Street, Marietta, Georgia 30090, for Appellee.

A Fulton County jury found Demetruis Fortson guilty of felony murder predicated on armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, among other offenses, related to the shooting death of Nicholas Hagood.1 On appeal, Fortson contends that

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