Colton v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Tyus Colton was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection with the beating death of Shannon Blount. On appeal, he contended, among other things, that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of Colton's confession without first finding that the confession had been made voluntarily. Though the Supreme Court found after its review, that the evidence was sufficient to support his convictions, the Court found error with the trial court's admission of testimony relating to the co-defendant's initial, non-custodial statement to police on the day of the murder. As such, the Supreme Court remanded the case back to the trial court for a conclusive finding on the voluntariness of Colton's confession.
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