Grimes v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellants Jaqwanta Grimes, Brandon Reed, Antoine Willis, and Kyree Brantley appealed their convictions stemming from the shooting death of Marcus Holloway and the aggravated assault of LaQuinton Forte. In 2012, appellants were indicted, along with a fifth co-indictee Charles Slaton, on charges of malice murder, felony murder (aggravated assault of Marcus Holloway), aggravated assault (of Marcus Holloway), aggravated assault (of LaQuinton Forte), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Appellants were tried jointly in the summer of 2012. The jury acquitted Grimes, Reed, Willis and Brantley of malice murder, but found them guilty on all remaining charges. All appealed, raising alleged issues attacking the sufficiency of the evidence presented and how the jury was instructed. Finding no reversible errors, however, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of all.
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