Raines v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseIn March 2013, a jury found Dantazias Raines guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the killing of Brandy Guined, as well as three counts of misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 40 years to serve consecutively. His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appealed, arguing: insufficiency of the evidence with respect to venue; corroboration of accomplice testimony; and the misdemeanor obstruction charges. He also argued the trial court erred in failing to charge on accomplice corroboration; that the jury improperly considered materials not admitted into evidence; and that his sentence of life without parole is void as a matter of law. The Georgia Supreme Court found the evidence sufficient, and found no plain error with respect to the jury instruction or the consideration of evidence by the jury. The Court therefore affirmed in part, but vacated Raines’ sentence and remanded for resentencing in light of the Court's subsequent decision in Veal v. Georgia, 784 SE2d 403 (2016).
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