Leeks v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseDavid Leeks appealed his convictions for malice murder and other charges stemming from the robbery and fatal shooting of a Fulton County convenience store clerk, Zerit Haileslasie. Leeks argued his convictions should have been reversed because the trial court committed plain error in charging the jury: (1) on the concept of party to a crime; and (2) that the jury may consider an identification witness’s level of certainty in assessing the reliability of the identification. After review, the Georgia Supreme Court found no reversible error with respect to the jury instructions and affirmed Leeks' convictions.
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