Finney v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Benjamin Finney was convicted of felony murder and two firearm crimes based on the 2008 fatal shooting Gwendolyn Cole, the mother of one of Appellant’s rivals. On appeal, Appellant argued, among other things, that the trial court erred: (1) by admitting hearsay from an accomplice; (2) by failing to give a jury instruction on the accomplice-corroboration requirement; and (3) by admitting evidence of Appellant’s involvement in two prior shootings. After review, the Georgia Supreme Court agreed the trial court erred in these ways, and because the cumulative effect of the errors likely affected the outcome of Appellant’s trial, his convictions were reversed.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.