Gardhigh v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Corey Gardhigh was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, felony murder, and other crimes in connection with the beating death of Paul Grady. In his appeal, Case No. S20A0227, Gardhigh contended the trial court erred: (1) by denying his pretrial motion for immunity; (2) that the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient to support his convictions; (3) that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion for a new trial on the general grounds. In Case No. S20X0228, the State cross-appealed, contending that the trial court erred by sentencing Gardhigh for voluntary manslaughter and vacating his sentence for felony murder under the modified merger rule adopted in Edge v. Georgia, 414 SE2d 463 (1992); and (4) by giving the jury an instruction on voluntary manslaughter. Finding no reversible error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed conviction.
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