Donaldson v. Georgia

Thyrell Donaldson was tried by jury and convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, all in connection with the 2015 shooting death of Robert White, Jr. Donaldson appealed, contending the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that the trial court erred when it refused to grant him a new trial on the “general grounds” under OCGA 5-5-20 and 5-5-21. Upon review of the record and briefs, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Donaldson’s convictions for felony murder and one of the firearm possession counts, but due to a merger error, the Court vacated his convictions for aggravated assault and the other firearm-possession count. View "Donaldson v. Georgia" on Justia Law