Choisnet v. Georgia
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In 2010, a jury found appellant Fredrick Choisnet, Jr. guilty but mentally ill of the malice murder of his father and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime. He appealed the denial of his amended motion for new trial contending, among other things, that the trial court applied an erroneous legal standard in ruling on the amended motion. Both the District Attorney and the Attorney General agreed with appellant that the case should have been remanded to the trial court for application of the appropriate legal standard to appellant’s amended motion for new trial. The Supreme Court agreed with the parties' assessment, and vacated appellant's conviction and remanded the case back to the trial court.
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