DUGAR v. STATE

S22A0707.

877 S.E.2d 213 (2022)

DUGAR v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meredith Anne Gardial , Grisham, Poole, & Carlile, P.C., 151 Main Street, Suite 301, Canton, Georgia 30114, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Meghan Hobbs Hill , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Randal Matthew McGinley , District Attorney, Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 1132 Usher Street, NW, Room 313, Covington, Georgia 30014, for Appellee.


In 2017, Rita Mary Dugar shot and killed Jon Trevor Townley at the home of Dugar's ex-boyfriend, Juandrago Carter, in Covington. Dugar called 911 and was arrested at the scene. According to Dugar, she accidentally shot Townley while attempting to fire a warning shot during a melee involving Townley, Carter, and two other individuals...

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